Flogging

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flog \Flog\ (fl[o^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flogged} (fl[o^]gd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Flogging} (-g[i^]ng).] [Cf. Scot. fleg blow,
     stroke, kick, AS. flocan to strike, or perh. fr. L.
     flagellare to whip. Cf. {Flagellate}.]
     To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to
     chastise with repeated blows.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flogging \Flog"ging\, a. & n.
     from {Flog}, v. t.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Flogging chisel} (Mach.), a large cold chisel, used in
        chipping castings.
  
     {Flogging hammer}, a small sledge hammer used for striking a
        flogging chisel.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flogging
       n : beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
           [syn: {whipping}, {tanning}, {lashing}, {flagellation}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flog
       v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged
            the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
            [syn: {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {strap},
             {trounce}]
       2: beat with a cane [syn: {cane}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]
       [also: {flogging}, {flogged}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flogging
       See {flog}