flog

Verb

Synonyms: welt whip lather lash slash strap trounce cane lambaste lambast

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

beat severely with a whip or rod“The teacher often flogged the students”“The children were severely trounced”Synonyms: welt whip lather lash slash strap trounce
beat with a caneSynonyms: cane lambaste lambast

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]