flog
/flɑɡ/
verb
- To beat or whip someone or something, especially as a punishment.
- The movie showed a scene where the captain ordered his crew to flog a sailor.
- In ancient times, soldiers would flog prisoners with leather straps.
- The cruel master used a stick to flog the disobedient horse.
- To sell something, often in a forceful or aggressive way.
- The company hired a salesman to flog their new product door-to-door.
- Street vendors tried to flog cheap watches to tourists in the market.
- He spent the afternoon flogging his old furniture at the garage sale.
- To promote or push an idea, product, or activity excessively.
- The coach flogged the same training routine day after day.
- The politician continued to flog his plan for tax reform at every rally.
- She flogged her new book on social media until her followers got tired of it.
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