flogging

• اسم يدل على فعل ضرب الشخص بسوط أو حبل أو جلد كعقاب أو تأديب.

A noun referring to the act of beating someone with a whip, strap, or rope as a form of punishment.

1. Physical punishmentC1formal

   The act of beating someone with a whip, strap, or rope as a form of punishment, often historically used in legal or disciplinary contexts.

   العقوبة الجسدية

   • The prisoner was sentenced to 20 lashes of flogging.
   • Flogging was a common punishment in the 18th century navy.
   • The judge ordered a public flogging for the crime.

   المرادفاتbeatingcaningflagellationlashingwhipping

• فعل يعني ضرب شخص أو شيء بالسوط أو العصا، غالبًا كعقاب. ويُستخدم أيضًا عاميًّا للإشارة إلى بيع شيء ما، خاصة بطريقة عدوانية أو سريعة.

A verb meaning to beat or whip someone or something, often as a punishment; also used informally to mean to sell something, especially aggressively or quickly.

1. Beat with a whipB2formal

   To beat someone severely with a whip or stick as punishment.

   الجلد بالسوط

   • In ancient times, criminals were often flogged in public.
   • The captain ordered the sailor to be flogged for disobedience.
   • Flogging was a common punishment in the 18th century.

   المرادفاتbeatbirchcaneflagellatelashscourgestrapthrashwhip

2. Sell quicklyB2informalbritish

   To sell something, often quickly or cheaply.

   بيع بسرعة

   • He flogged his old car for a few hundred pounds.
   • She flogged the tickets on the internet within an hour.
   • They flogged all the leftover stock at a discount.

   المرادفاتdispose offob offhawkpalm offpeddlesellunloadvend

   الأضدادbuykeeppurchaseretain

3. Promote persistentlyC1informalbritish

   To promote or advertise something aggressively or repeatedly.

   الترويج الملح

   • The company is flogging its new product on social media.
   • He keeps flogging his book at every opportunity.
   • They flogged the idea until everyone was tired of hearing it.

   المرادفاتadvertisehawkhypeplugpromotepushtout