1.
[syn: whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Flog \Flog\ (fl[o^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flogged (fl[o^]gd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Flogging (-g[i^]ng).] [Cf. Scot. fleg blow,
stroke, kick, AS. flocan to strike, or perh. fr. L.
flagellare to whip. Cf. Flagellate.]
To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to
chastise with repeated blows.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Flogging \Flog"ging\, a. & n.
from Flog, v. t.
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Flogging chisel (Mach.), a large cold chisel, used in
chipping castings.
Flogging hammer, a small sledge hammer used for striking a
flogging chisel.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
flogging
n 1: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of
punishment [syn: whipping, tanning, flogging,
lashing, flagellation]