FLOGGED

FLOG

flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce

(verb) beat severely with a whip or rod; “The teacher often flogged the students”; “The children were severely trounced”

cane, flog, lambaste, lambast

(verb) beat with a cane

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

flogged

simple past tense and past participle of flog

Source: Wiktionary


FLOG

Flog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flogged; p. pr. & vb. n. Flogging.] Etym: [Cf. Scot. fleg blow, stroke, kick, AS. flocan to strike, or perh. fr. L. flagellare to whip. Cf. Flagellate.]

Definition: To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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RIGHT

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