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Meanings of flog in English

Portuguese
chicotear
Catalan
assotar

Beat severely with a whip or rod.

      chicotear
      Portuguese
      bater

      Beat with a cane.

            bater
            Usage of flog in English
            1
            Does one of his other charges have a new record to flog?
            The Irish Times
            2
            Is it something which Vodafone think might help them flog more downloads?
            The Irish Times
            3
            You were almost ready to flog me for it at the time.
            The Bars of Iron
            4
            I do not mean to flog you wit whips from the past.
            Dragons of autumn twilight
            5
            Put me in irons, but don't flog me; I will confess all.
            Ismailia
            6
            I'll flog you now, and then carry you to Melbourne in triumph.
            The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia
            7
            He would rather flog himself within an inch of his own life.
            Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
            8
            He would give command to flog her as often as he pleased.
            Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero
            9
            If he threatens to flog you, I promise that I will interfere.
            The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days
            10
            Then he selected a rope's end and began to flog the cook.
            The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ...
            11
            To flog properly one needs a good swing, so my friend said.
            Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger
            12
            He was selling coconuts, rum and anything else he could flog off.
            Life
            13
            Make it south by west, or I'll flog you for disobeying orders.
            The Rover Boys on Land and Sea: The Crusoes of Seven Islands
            14
            And, truly, how shall even a young man flog such an one.
            The Night Land
            15
            You can flog them to death, but it won't buy you anything.
            Michael, Brother of Jerry
            16
            I dont't care if they only don't flog me in that fish-market.
            Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina
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            Translations for flog
            Flog through the time
            Flog across language varieties
            Ireland
            Common
            United Kingdom
            Common
            United States of America
            Less common