flog

flog

verb \ˈfläg\

floggedflog·ging

Definition of FLOG

transitive verb

1

a : to beat with or as if with a rod or whip b : to criticize harshly

2

: to force or urge into action : drive

3

a chiefly British : to sell (as stolen goods) illegally <flogged their employers' petrol to ordinary motorists — Economist> b : sell 7 <traveled by horse, flogging encyclopedias — Robert Darnton> c : to promote aggressively : plug <flying around the world flogging your movies — Peter Bogdanovich>

4

British : steal 1

intransitive verb

1

: flap, flutter <sails flogging>

2

British : to move along with difficulty : slog

— flog·ger noun

Examples of FLOG

1. The sailors were flogged for attempting a mutiny.
2. <a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders>

Origin of FLOG

perhaps modification of Latin flagellare to whip — more at flagellate

First Known Use: circa 1676

Related to FLOG

Synonyms: birch, cowhide, flagellate, flail, whip, hide, horsewhip, lash, leather, rawhide, scourge, slash, switch, tan, thrash, whale

Antonyms: breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk

Related Words: knout, quirt, strap; cut; flick, touch up; blackjack, cane, club, cudgel, fustigate; pistol-whip; bang, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clout, crack, cuff, hit, knock, lam, paste, punch, slap, slug, smack, smite, sock, spank, swat, swipe, thwack, wallop, whack; bash, baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, bludgeon, buffet, bung, drub, fib [British], hammer, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lather, lick, mangle, maul, paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, rough, slate, slog, thresh, thump, tromp, whop (or whap), whup, work over

Near Antonyms: drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft

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Rhymes with FLOG

blog, bog, clog, cog, fog, frog, grog, hog, jog, log, nog, Prague, prog, quag, shog, slog, smog, tog