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In the younger days of the Republic there lived in the county of - two men, who were admitted on all hands to be the very best men In the county; which, in the Georgia vocabulary, means they could flog any other two men in the county.
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Meaning of "flog" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLOG

Probably from Latin flagellāre.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLOG

flog  [flɒɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLOG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flog is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb flog in English.

WHAT DOES FLOG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flog in the English dictionary

The first definition of flog in the dictionary is to beat harshly, esp with a whip, strap, etc. Other definition of flog is to sell. Flog is also to flap noisily in the wind.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLOG

PRESENT

Present
I flog
you flog
he/she/it flogs
we flog
you flog
they flog
Present continuous
I am flogging
you are flogging
he/she/it is flogging
we are flogging
you are flogging
they are flogging
Present perfect
I have flogged
you have flogged
he/she/it has flogged
we have flogged
you have flogged
they have flogged
Present perfect continuous
I have been flogging
you have been flogging
he/she/it has been flogging
we have been flogging
you have been flogging
they have been flogging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I flogged
you flogged
he/she/it flogged
we flogged
you flogged
they flogged
Past continuous
I was flogging
you were flogging
he/she/it was flogging
we were flogging
you were flogging
they were flogging
Past perfect
I had flogged
you had flogged
he/she/it had flogged
we had flogged
you had flogged
they had flogged
Past perfect continuous
I had been flogging
you had been flogging
he/she/it had been flogging
we had been flogging
you had been flogging
they had been flogging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will flog
you will flog
he/she/it will flog
we will flog
you will flog
they will flog
Future continuous
I will be flogging
you will be flogging
he/she/it will be flogging
we will be flogging
you will be flogging
they will be flogging
Future perfect
I will have flogged
you will have flogged
he/she/it will have flogged
we will have flogged
you will have flogged
they will have flogged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been flogging
you will have been flogging
he/she/it will have been flogging
we will have been flogging
you will have been flogging
they will have been flogging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would flog
you would flog
he/she/it would flog
we would flog
you would flog
they would flog
Conditional continuous
I would be flogging
you would be flogging
he/she/it would be flogging
we would be flogging
you would be flogging
they would be flogging
Conditional perfect
I would have flog
you would have flog
he/she/it would have flog
we would have flog
you would have flog
they would have flog
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been flogging
you would have been flogging
he/she/it would have been flogging
we would have been flogging
you would have been flogging
they would have been flogging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you flog
we let´s flog
you flog
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to flog
Past participle
flogged
Present Participle
flogging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLOG


analog
ˈænəˌlɒɡ
analogue
ˈænəˌlɒɡ
backlog
ˈbækˌlɒɡ
blog
blɒɡ
catalogue
ˈkætəˌlɒɡ
clog
klɒɡ
dialogue
ˈdaɪəˌlɒɡ
epilogue
ˈɛpɪˌlɒɡ
homolog
ˈhɒməˌlɒɡ
homologue
ˈhɒməˌlɒɡ
log
lɒɡ
microblog
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌblɒɡ
monologue
ˈmɒnəˌlɒɡ
PROLOG
ˈprəʊlɒɡ
prologue
ˈprəʊlɒɡ
slog
slɒɡ
Tagalog
təˈɡɑːlɒɡ
travelogue
ˈtrævəlɒɡ
vlog
vlɒɡ
weblog
ˈwɛbˌlɒɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLOG

flocculus
floccus
flock
flock paper
flock wallpaper
flockless
flocky
Flodden
Flodden Field
floe
flog a dead horse
flog to death
floggable
flogged
flogger
flogging
flokati
flong
flood
flood basalt

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLOG

antilog
colog
duolog
epilog
flight log
footslog
heave the log
like a log
loglog
magalog
moblog
monolog
putlog
sawlog
semilog
stop log
travelog
unclog
waterlog
yule log

Synonyms and antonyms of flog in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLOG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flog» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flog

Translation of «flog» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLOG

Find out the translation of flog to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flog from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flog» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鞭打
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flog
570 millions of speakers

English

flog
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेंत से मारना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بجلد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пороть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flog
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কশান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fouetter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flog
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prügeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フログ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

채찍질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flog
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đánh bằng roi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒப்புக்கொடுத்து சாட்டையால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाबकाचा मार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kamçılamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frustare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biczować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пороти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

biciui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δέρνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flog
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

piske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flog

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOG»

The term «flog» is very widely used and occupies the 22.663 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flog» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flog» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flog

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2 QUOTES WITH «FLOG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flog.
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Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
In the younger days of the Republic there lived in the county of - two men, who were admitted on all hands to be the very best men In the county; which, in the Georgia vocabulary, means they could flog any other two men in the county.
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Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
All the knowing ones were consulted as to the issue, and they all agreed, to a man, in one of two opinions: either that Bob would flog Billy, or Billy would flog Bob.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLOG»

Discover the use of flog in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flog and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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They Called It Golf Because Flog Was Already Taken
The funny stuff comes from humor columnist David Grimes, who reminds us- not to "putt" rules before golfing fun- why golfers should hit balls, not bottle- how to press a Nassau without getting skinned- how to cope with unspeakable hardships ...
Frank Fenton, David Grimes, 2003
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Better, stronger, faster: Build it, scale it, flog it: the ...
This book will ensure that the odds of your business surviving, and ultimately prospering, are stacked in your favour.
Brad Rosser, 2009
3
Golf Is Flog Spelled Backwards: A Brief Essay of a Cruel Game
This book is a observational essay on the perils of taking up a game that can be frustration in the least and cruel punishment to those expecting to be rewarded in their efforts to master it.
H. W. Collier, 2009
4
Flog A Dead Horse: Poetry Anthology
To empower the nation through learning, Flog A Dead Horse Poetry Anthology is a book which covers author biographies for people to know about the life of an author, and a short description about the poem to make the poem more simple ...
Musa Gift Masombuka, 2014
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Flog: Fore The Love Of Golf
Flog is a suitable description of how we all play the game (at least sometimes)... hacking, whacking, cursing our way down the fairway... looking for respectability... or at the very least, an unfair advantage!But isn't it comforting to ...
Thomas Hagey, 2003
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Van Nostrand's Chemical Annual
14488) a- □ 256355 flog Т.40885) b - • 17616(log Т.24591) b- 1.4322(log .15600 ) a- 2.5106(log .39978) 6- 1.8502 (log. 26721) а- .72295(logT.85911)a- 2.8780( log.45910) b- 6. 2232 (log. 79402) b- 2.8050(log .44793) a- 2.0915(log .32048) ...
John Charles Olsen, Alfred Melhado, T.R. LeCompte, 1915
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The Sportsman
Flog. Sire, as I'm alive, I drive no number — 'tis a coach I drive. The number of my coach is four-sixteen. " Rum. Equivocating slave ! 'tis that I mean. (Aside.) The very number !— then our dream is out. (To Flog.) 'Tis plot and treason that thou ...
8
Heinrich Heine's Sämmtliche Werke ...
Er setzte sich in sein Federgewand, Flog wieder fort s» schnelle. Sie setzt sich in ein andres Federgewand Und folgt ihm auf der Stelle. Er flog wohl auf, er flog wohl ab, In der weiten Wolkenhöhe; Sie flog beständig hinter ihm drein, Blieb ...
Heinrich Heine, 1860
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Citizen Washington
Then flog 'em. Flog 'em till they can't have a thought without you thinkin' it for 'em. Flog 'em till they fear you more than they could ever fear the enemy. Flog 'em if they make a face. Flog 'em if they drink. And flog 'em if they gamble. Flog 'em if ...
William Martin, 2011
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Virtual Words: Language on the Edge of Science and Technology
Flog is not an unusual coinage for the web, where words are routinely mashed up to accommodate intersecting ideas and high-speed typing. Films combining porno and gore are sometimes dubbed gorno , and the proliferation of girdles for  ...
Jonathon Keats, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLOG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flog is used in the context of the following news items.
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Defence chiefs flog military kit from tanks to ships as cuts shrink the …
Tank, anyone? Defence chiefs are selling off millions of pounds worth of kit as the British Army shrinks to its smallest size for 200 years. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Viewfinder: FLOG 2015 - Parker Live
KLPZ's annual FLOG tournament, aka Baseball Golf, took place Saturday morning at Emerald Canyon Golf Course. The wacky 9-hole scramble ... «Parker Live, Jul 15»
3
Highway robbers shoot, flog and rob passengers at Anyinam
A gang of masked armed robbers on Friday evening embarked on a robbery spree at the Kwarbeng-Anyinam road in the Atiwa District in the ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jul 15»
4
Don't flog Vyapam | The Asian Age
With the Supreme Court ordering that the Vyapam probe be handed over to the CBI, it is time the Congress ended its attempts to gain political ... «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
5
Movie round-up: Ted 2, Love and Mercy and The Choir - Daily Express
The latter wants to dissect Ted in order to flog the results to toy makers Hasbro so they can replicate the talking bear and make millions. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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SUNDAY TIMES - Enter Mack the Knife, exit Barclays' Mister Slowpoke
In other words: McFarlane has no immediate plans to flog his group's controlling 62.3% stake in Barclays Africa. But Jenkins's replacement is a ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
7
Chelsea will have to lower their demands if they are to flog flop Juan …
The Colombian winger has failed to make an impact since his January move to Stamford Bridge. And Chelsea are thought to want to get rid ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
8
Football Players, Fans Flog Referee 'For Cheating'
One of the referees of a local Referees Association in Maryland was flogged by angry players and fans for alleged cheating. Stephen Picka was ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Byfield: The minimum wage experiment should have waited …
What to make of Notley's radical minimum wage experiment? Business associations flog studies claiming minimum wage hikes hurt business ... «Edmonton Sun, Jul 15»
10
Recently reviewed theater performances | Dallas Morning News
As evidence, look no farther than Samuell- Grand Park's amphitheater, where three hardworking actors strain to flog laughs out of a 28-year-old ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»

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