flog

One entry found for flog.

Main Entry: flog
Pronunciation: 'fläg
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): flogged; flog·ging
Etymology: perhaps modification of Latin flagellare to whip -- more at FLAGELLATE
transitive verb
1 a : to beat with or as if with a rod or whip b : to criticize harshly
2 : to force or urge into action : DRIVE
3 a chiefly British : to sell (as stolen goods) illegally <flogged their employers' petrol to ordinary motorists -- Economist> b : SELL 7 <traveled by horse, flogging encyclopedias -- Robert Darnton> c : to promote aggressively : PLUG <flying around the world flogging your movies -- Peter Bogdanovich>
4 British : STEAL 1
intransitive verb
1 : FLAP, FLUTTER <sails flogging>
2 British : to move along with difficulty : SLOG
- flog·ger noun