Flŏg, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. FLOGGED; p. pr. & vb. n. FLOGGING.] [Cf. Scot. fleg, blow, stroke, kick, Lat. flagrum, whip, scourge, from the root flag, Lat. fligere, to strike, Lat. plaga, Gr. πληγή, blow, stroke.] To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows; as, to flog a school-boy or a sailor.