Flogging

verb

/ˈflɒɡɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.verbTo whip or scourge someone or something as punishment.

2.verbTo use something to extreme; to abuse.

3.verbTo sell.

4.verbTo steal something.

5.verbTo defeat easily or convincingly.

6.verbTo exploit.

7.nounInfliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.

"What lawbreakers like that need is a good flogging. Do that and watch the crime rate plummet."

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