flog

[ flog, flawg ]
/ flɒg, flɔg /
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verb (used with object), flogged, flog·ging.

to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
Slang.
  1. to sell, especially aggressively or vigorously.
  2. to promote; publicize.

Origin of flog

1670–80; perhaps blend of flay and jog, variant of jag1 to prick, slash; but cf. flagellate

OTHER WORDS FROM flog

Words nearby flog

flocking, flocky, flodden, floe, floeberg, flog, flokati, flong, flood, flood basalt, flood control

Words related to flog

chastise, spank, castigate, whale, cane, hide, scourge, beat, flay, trounce, paddle, whack, leather, stripe, flagellate, thrash, hit, wax, belt, lather

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British Dictionary definitions for flog

flog
/ (flɒɡ) /

verb flogs, flogging or flogged

Derived forms of flog

flogger, noun flogging, noun

Word Origin for flog

C17: probably from Latin flagellāre; see flagellant

Idioms and Phrases with flog

flog

see beat a dead horse.