flog

  • 21flog — floggable, adj. flogger, n. /flog, flawg/, v.t., flogged, flogging. 1. to beat with a whip, stick, etc., esp. as punishment; whip; scourge. 2. Slang. a. to sell, esp. aggressively or vigorously. b. to promote; publicize. [1670 80; perh. b. FLAY… …

    Universalium

  • 22flog — verb ADVERB ▪ publicly ▪ Offenders were publicly flogged. PHRASES ▪ flog sb to death …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 23Flog — 1. sell something; 2. rip off, steal; 3. beat or abuse physically (e.g. to flog a car ); 4. (v., n.) (of a male) masturbate …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 24flog — I Australian Slang 1. sell something; 2. rip off, steal; 3. beat or abuse physically (e.g. to flog a car ); 4. (v., n.) (of a male) masturbate II Everyday English Slang in Ireland v sell III Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) steal, nick …

    English dialects glossary

  • 25Flog — To Flog something is to sell it. It also means to beat something with a whip, but when your wife tells you she flogged the old TV it is more likely she has sold it than beaten it (hopefully!) …

    The American's guide to speaking British

  • 26Flog — To beat or to harm I m gonna flog you one for lying to me! …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 27Flog — To beat or to harm I m gonna flog you one for lying to me! …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 28flog — vb to sell. A common colloquialism in Brit ain which would still be considered slang by some speakers. The word orig inally referred to selling off military stores illicitly and is said to derive from a 19th century army expression to flog the… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 29flog — verb (flogs, flogging, flogged) 1》 beat with a whip or stick as a punishment. 2》 informal work at or promote repetitively or at excessive length. 3》 Brit. informal sell or offer for sale. 4》 Brit. informal make one s way with strenuous effort.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30flog — verb flogged, flogging (T) 1 to beat a person or animal with a whip or stick: Thieves were flogged in public. 2 especially BrE informal to sell 3 be flogging a dead horse spoken to be wasting time or effort by trying to do something that is… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English