Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flog"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flog
v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged
the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
[syn: {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap},
{trounce}]
2: beat with a cane [syn: {cane}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
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