| NOUN | artifact | flail | an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | contact | flail, thrash, thresh, lam | give a thrashing to |
| motion | flail, thresh | move like a flail |
| Sounds | fley'l | |
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| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | An implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing. | |
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| Broader | implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end |
| Spanish | mangual, mayal | |
| Catalan | batolla, flagell, mayal | |
| Verbs | flail | give a thrashing to |
| Meaning | Give a thrashing to; beat hard. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to flail the prisoners | |
| Synonyms | thrash, thresh, lam | |
| Broader | beat, beat up, work over | Give a beating to |
| Similar to | cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick | Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
| Spanish | desgranar, zurrar | |
| Catalan | apallissar, estomacar | |
| Nouns | flail | an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end |
| Meaning | Move like a flail; thresh about. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "Her arms were flailing" | |
| Synonym | thresh | |
| Broader | beat, flap | Move with a flapping motion |
| Spanish | agitar violentamente, sacudir | |
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