English > flogging: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment. |
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| Synonyms | whipping, tanning, lashing, flagellation |
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| Narrower | horsewhipping | The act of whipping with a horsewhip |
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| self-flagellation | self-punishment inflicted by whipping |
| Broader | beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking | The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
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| Spanish | azotamiento, flagelación |
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| Catalan | flagelación |
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| Verbs | flog | beat severely with a whip or rod |
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| flog | beat with a cane |