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Flail Common

Flail has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

2

A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.

Verb
1

give a thrashing to; beat hard

2

move like a flail; thresh about

"Her arms were flailing"

3

To beat using a flail or similar implement.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
implement beat
Rhyming Words
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