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flail (enc)

Flail

Noun1.flail - an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
Verb1.flail - give a thrashing to; beat hard
beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
drub, lick, clobber, bat, thrash - beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
2.flail - move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
flap, beat - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"

 

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