FLOG - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
beat severely with a whip or rod
Example: The teacher often flogged the students; The children were severely trounced
Categories: Beat, Beat up, Work over
Synonyms
Strap, Lambast, Lambaste, Flog, Welt
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "flog" was borrowed from Low German flogger. It started in Proto-Germanic *flukkōną. Then it appeared in Old English *floggian. Later, people used it in Middle English *floggen. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Scots: flog
- Scots: flog
- Norwegian: flak
🔗 Related Words
flack – A related word in the same word family.
flogger – A related word in the same word family.
fake – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.