Flog Definition

flŏg, flôg
flogged, flogging, flogs
verb
flogged, flogging, flogs
To beat with a strap, stick, whip, etc., esp. as punishment.
Webster's New World
To actively promote or deal in.
Webster's New World
To publicize aggressively.
Flogging a new book.
American Heritage
To use something to extreme; to abuse.
Wiktionary

(UK) To sell something.

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Origin of Flog

  • Perhaps from alteration of Latin flagellāre flagellate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Flog Sentence Examples

  • And he won't run - not even if you flog him.

  • It was an indignant letter, the main gist of which was "Don't flog the willing horse."

  • If the purse isn't found I'll flog you, I'll flog you all.

  • We didn't fall out of anything, we just ran out of road really, you ca n't flog a dead horse.

  • It's an opportunity for 250 international arms companies to try and flog their wares to the notorious Indonesian military.

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FFLFLO

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GOGLOG

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