flogger Definition

flog
verb flogged, flogging

1. To beat; to whip repeatedly, particularly as a form of punishment.

Thesaurus: beat, whip, lash, flay, punish, whack, welt, thrash, trounce, chastise, flagellate.
2. colloq
To sell something, especially when it is said to be a bargain000.
Example: She flogged her car for £3

Idiom: flog a dead horse

colloq
To waste time and energy trying to do something that is impossible or a lost cause.

Idiom: flog something to death

colloq
To over-use (an idea, expression, etc) so that it becomes tedious, often resulting in the opposite effect from the desired one.

Derivative: flogger
noun

Etymology: 17c: probably from Latin flagellare; see flagellant.