English Dictionary

flog

/flɒɡ/

verb

(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment. / (transitive) To use something to extreme; to abuse. / (transitive, UK, slang) To sell. / (transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To steal something.

The cruel king would flog his subjects for the slightest offense.

意味（1）

(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.

意味（2）

(transitive) To use something to extreme; to abuse.

I did seven laps of Fyshwick with the mechanic today. I was turning lots of heads on the last few, people must of thought I was nuts, flogging the car then stopping, then driving slow then flogging it again.

意味（3）

(transitive, UK, slang) To sell.

And then there's my part time job at Telstra Bigpond flogging their cable network for just $67.55/month long term cost, a BARGAIN, and the other part time job flogging Foxtel at something like $50/month.

意味（4）

(transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To steal something.

意味（5）

(transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To defeat easily or convincingly.

The Swannies got on a real roll over rounds 16/17 & 18 of 1987. In consecutive SCG matches, they flogged the Eags 30.21 to 10.11, followed that with a 36.20 to 11.7 demolition of the Dons and finally a 31.12 to 15.17 thrashing of Richmond.

意味（6）

(transitive, Australia, agriculture) To overexploit (land), as by overgrazing, overstocking, etc.

The environment is paying dearly as producers flog their land. Sustainable agriculture needs a new generation of energised science and technology-trained farmers

意味（7）

(theater) To beat away charcoal dust etc. using a flogger.