flog C2+ Topic:Money & Finance US /flɑɡ/ UK /flɒɡ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to beat with a whip or stick; informally, to sell persistently Mutineers were once flogged before the assembled crew. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to beat with a whip or... whipbeatlashthrashscourgesellhawkpeddle Word family Derived forms floggerflogging Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin, attested from the 17th century; possibly imitative, or perhaps a colloquial alteration of Latin flagellare ('to whip'). Topics Money & Finance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flog **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /flɑɡ/ **IPA (UK):** /flɒɡ/ ## Meanings 1. to beat with a whip or stick; informally, to sell persistently ## Examples - Mutineers were once flogged before the assembled crew. ## Synonyms - whip - beat - lash - thrash - scourge - sell - hawk - peddle ## Derived Forms - flogger - flogging ## Etymology Of uncertain origin, attested from the 17th century; possibly imitative, or perhaps a colloquial alteration of Latin flagellare ('to whip'). ## AI Etymology Flog is of uncertain origin, attested from the 17th century; possibly imitative, or perhaps a colloquial alteration of Latin flagellare ('to whip'). Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers to beat with a whip or stick; informally, to sell persistently. The wider family includes derived forms such as flogger and flogging. ## Topics - Money & Finance markdown