flogged; flogging
Definition of flog
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 — Economist
b
: sell sense 7
traveled by horse, flogging encyclopedias— Robert Darnton flogging wares at the local discount outlet— Ronald Henkoff
c
: to promote aggressively : plug
flying around the world flogging your movies— Peter Bogdanovich
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The first known use of flog was circa 1676
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