English Explanatory Dictionary

flog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To whip or scourge as punishment.
  2. To use something to extreme; to abuse.
  3. To sell.
  4. To steal something.
  5. To defeat easily or convincingly.
  6. To overexploit (land), as by overgrazing, overstocking, etc.
  7. To beat away charcoal dust etc. using a flogger.
noun
  1. A contemptible, often arrogant person; a wanker.
noun
  1. A weblog designed to look authentic, but actually developed as part of a commercial marketing strategy to promote some product or service.

Pronunciation

/flɒɡ/ /flɑɡ/ EN-AU ck1 flog.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-flog.wav

Word forms

flog flogs flogging flogged

Etymology

From Middle English *floggen (suggested by flogge (“hammer, sledge”), from Old English *floggian, a stem variant of Proto-Germanic *flukkōną (“to beat”), itself a secondary zero-grade iterative with unetymological -u-, derived from *flōkaną. The original zero-grade iterative *flakkōną had been misinterpreted as an o-grade. See flack (“to beat”), also as a dialectal noun "a blow, slap". Cognate with Scots flog (“a blow, stripe, flogging”, noun), Scots flog (“thin strip of wood”), Norwegian flak (“a piece torn off, strip”). Alternatively, a back-formation from flogger, from Low German flogger (“a flail”).

Synonyms

lash thrash belt birch cut feague flagellate flog knout lather quirt scourge scutch slash strap stripe thresh whip whoop yark hawk peddle cheap monger retail sell vend loot purloin steal abduct abstract appropriate bag bandit bash and grab bone boost burgle burglarize borrow cheat chore commandeer confiscate convert cop cozen crib embezzle filch fleece gaffle gilravage half-inch heave heist jack kidnap knock off

Related words

flail flay vapulate

Derived words

flog a dead horse flog a dead pony flog-bottomist floggable floggee flogger flog someone round the fleet flogster flog the bishop flog the clock flog the dolphin flog the log flogworthy unflogged

Translations

Finnish: ryöstöviljellä Italian: sfruttare Italian: spremere Spanish: esquilmar Spanish: explotar
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