What is an synonym for flog?

Answer 1

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Flog is a bit of a missused word and has various meanings - one is to "sell" - "flog it off cheap", "flog it on Ebay" etc so synonyms here might be sell, vend, hawk, "get shot", "punt" etc.

It can also means to labour a point or do something excessively - eg: the original meaning of the group name "flogging Molly" as the group were always at Molly's venue - so "labour" - might be a synonym - as in "labour the point".

Lastly and perhaps most commonly, flogging can mean striking someone with something. In the UK, flogging usually means whipping with a whip, lash, cat (of nine tails) on the back - or less commonly the birch, cane etc on the buttocks.

So, in this case, synonyms might include: whip, beat, lash, cane, strap etc.

Answer 2

A synonym for "flog" is "whip" or "beat."