English dictionary
flail
/fl/eI/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely.
Source: webster1913
verb
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give a thrashing to; beat hard
Source: WordNet 3.0
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move like a flail; thresh about
ExamplesHer arms were flailing.
Synonyms threshSource: WordNet 3.0