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flog
(flŏg, flôg)tr.v. flogged, flog·ging, flogs
1. To beat severely with a whip or rod.
2. Informal To publicize aggressively: flogging a new book.
[Perhaps from alteration of Latin flagellāre; see flagellate.]
flog′ger n.
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flog
(flɒɡ)vb, flogs, flogging or flogged
1. (tr) to beat harshly, esp with a whip, strap, etc
2. (tr) slang Brit to sell
3. (Nautical Terms) (intr) (of a sail) to flap noisily in the wind
4. (intr) to make progress by painful work
5. NZ to steal
6. flog a dead horse chiefly
a. to harp on some long discarded subject
b. to pursue the solution of a problem long realized to be insoluble
7. flog to death to persuade a person so persistently of the value of (an idea or venture) that he or she loses interest in it
[C17: probably from Latin flagellāre; see flagellant]
ˈflogger n
ˈflogging n
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flog
(flɒg, flɔg)v.t. flogged, flog•ging.
1. to beat with a whip, stick, etc., esp. as punishment.
2. Slang.
a. to sell, esp. aggressively or vigorously.
b. to promote; publicize.
[1670–80; compare flagellate]
flog′ga•ble, adj.
flog′ger, n.
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Past participle: flogged
Gerund: flogging
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Verb | 1. | ![]() beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" flagellate, scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" leather - whip with a leather strap horsewhip - whip with a whip intended for horses switch - flog with or as if with a flexible rod cowhide - flog with a cowhide cat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails birch - whip with a birch twig |
2. | flog - beat with a cane |
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flog
verb
1. sell, market, trade, dispose of, put up for sale They are trying to flog their house.
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flog
[flɒg] VT1. (= whip) → azotar; (= beat) → dar una paliza a
to flog a dead horse → predicar en el desierto, machacar en hierro frío
to flog a dead horse → predicar en el desierto, machacar en hierro frío
2. (Brit) (= sell) → vender
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flog
(flog) verb – past tense, past participle flogged – to beat; to whip. You will be flogged for stealing the money.azotar
ˈflogging nounflog a dead horse to try to create interest in something after all interest in it has been lost. perder el tiempo, machacar en hierro frío
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