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Meaning of
flog
in English
flog
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//flɑg//
uk
//flɒg//
#uncommon
Past Tense
flogged
Participle Verb
flogging
Third Person Singular
flogs
Definitions
Verb
to
whip
or
punish
severely
;
as
discipline
The
captain
had
to
flog
the
sailor
for
disobedience
.
to
exploit
or
take
advantage
of
The
company
will
flog
their
new
product
at
the
trade
show
.
to
use
excessively
;
abuse
something
The
politician
was
accused
of
trying
to
flog
a
dead
horse
with
their
outdated
policies
.
to
beat
or
lash
repeatedly
(
as
punishment
)
The
cruel
slave
owner
would
flog
his
slaves
mercilessly
for
any
minor
infraction
.
to
sell
something
(
informally
);
make
a
profit
The
street
vendor
tried
to
flog
his
old
bike
to
a
passerby
.
to
defeat
someone
easily
;
win
convincingly
The
top-ranked
team
will
flog
their
opponents
in
the
upcoming
match
.
to
overuse
or
exploit
(
land
,
resources
);
exhaust
The
farmers
had
to
stop
farming
the
land
because
they
would
flog
it
if
they
continued
.
to
beat
away
dust
;
clean
(
theater
context
)
The
stagehand
was
tasked
with
flogging
the
dusty
curtains
before
the
play
started
.