Meaning of flog in English

flog
verb [ T ]
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flog verb [T] (PUNISH)

to beat someone very hard with a whip (= a long, thin piece of rope, leather, etc.) or a stick, as a punishment:
Soldiers used to be flogged for disobedience.
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flog verb [T] (SELL)

UK informal
to sell, especially quickly or cheaply:
He tried to flog his old car, but no one would buy it.
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Idioms

flog yourself to death
flog sth to death
flog a dead horse
(Definition of flog from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

flog | American Dictionary

flog
verb [ T ]
us

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/flɑɡ, flɔɡ/
-gg-
(esp. in the past) to beat very hard with a stick or a whip as a punishment
(Definition of flog from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

flog | Business English

flog
verb [ T ]
mainly UK informal
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flogging | flogged | flogs
to sell something, especially at a cheap price:
The phone group plans to flog its new handsets for £30 apiece to people signing one-year contracts.
to sell something illegally:
Some private sellers are flogging cars that have been stolen or written off by insurers.

Phrasal verb

flog sth off
(Definition of flog from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of flog

in Chinese (Traditional)
懲罰, （作為懲罰）鞭笞，棒打, 出售…
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惩罚, （作为惩罚）鞭笞，棒打, 出售…
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azotar…
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açoitar…
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sopa ile dövmek, kamçılamak, dayakla cezalandırmak…
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banke, piske…
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chłostać, opylić…
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frustare, fustigare…
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