Definition of flog
flogged
;flogging
transitive verb
1a : to beat with or as if with a rod or whip The sailors were flogged for attempting a mutiny.b : to criticize harshly He was flogged in the press for failing to take action.
2 : to force or urge into action : drive
3a chiefly British : to sell (something, such as stolen goods) illegally flogged their employers' petrol to ordinary motorists — Economistb : sell 7 traveled by horse, flogging encyclopedias — Robert Darnton flogging wares at the local discount outlet — Ronald Henkoffc : to promote aggressively : plug flying around the world flogging your movies — Peter Bogdanovich
4 British : steal 1
intransitive verb
2 British : to move along with difficulty : slog
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Examples of flog in a Sentence
The sailors were flogged for attempting a mutiny.
a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders
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He was flogged with wires, part of the frequent beatings inflicted by guards against all the detainees.
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He was flogged with wires, part of the frequent beatings inflicted by guards against all the detainees, the AP found.
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In late 1989, Muslim militants advocated flogging the dancers for wearing scanty outfits in public.
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Treblinka survivors testified that Ivan the Terrible had also savaged Jews, breaking arms and legs with a steel pipe, cutting off ears and noses with a sword, and flogging women and children with sadistic glee.
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Origin and Etymology of flog
perhaps modification of Latin flagellare to whip — more at flagellate
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: to beat or whip (someone) severely
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: to beat severely with a rod or whip
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