Associations to the word «Flog»

Wiktionary

FLOG, verb. (transitive) To whip or scourge someone or something as punishment.
FLOG, verb. (transitive) To use something to extreme; to abuse.
FLOG, verb. (transitive) (UK) To sell something.
FLOG, verb. (transitive) (Australia) (New Zealand) To steal something.
FLOG, verb. (transitive) (Australia) (New Zealand) To defeat easily or convincingly.
FLOG, verb. (transitive) (agriculture) To exploit.
FLOG A DEAD HORSE, verb. (dated) (nautical) To attempt to get extra work out of a ship's crew during the dead horse period.
FLOG A DEAD HORSE, verb. (British) (idiomatic) To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more; to attempt to arouse fresh interest in something that is either hopeless or already settled.
FLOG THE DOLPHIN, verb. (idiomatic) (slang) masturbate (male)
FLOG THE LOG, verb. (idiomatic) (vulgar) (of a male) To masturbate.

Dictionary definition

FLOG, verb. Beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced".
FLOG, verb. Beat with a cane.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza