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flail
I
noun
an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑implement
II
verb
1. give a thrashing to; beat hard (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑thrash, ↑thresh, ↑lam
• Derivationally related forms: ↑thrashing (for: ↑thrash)
• Hypernyms: ↑beat, ↑beat up, ↑work over
• Verb Group: ↑cream, ↑bat, ↑clobber, ↑drub, ↑thrash, ↑lick
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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They want to flail the prisoners

2. move like a flail; thresh about
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Her arms were flailing

• Syn: ↑thresh
• Hypernyms: ↑beat, ↑flap
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Something is ——ing PP


Useful english dictionary. 2012.