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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. beat severely with a whip or rod;
- Example: "The teacher often flogged the students"
- Example: "The children were severely trounced"
[syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce]

2. beat with a cane;
[syn: cane, flog, lambaste, lambast]


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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

flog v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce] 2: beat with a cane [syn: cane, flog, lambaste, lambast]