Flay
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transitive verb.
To strip off the skin or outer covering of.
transitive verb.
To strip of money or goods; fleece.
transitive verb.
To whip or lash.
transitive verb.
To assail with stinging criticism; excoriate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To skin; strip off the skin of: as, to
flay
an ox.
To strip off, in a general sense.
To cause to fly; put to flight.
To frighten.
To be fear-struck.
noun.
Fright; fear.
noun.
A kick; a random blow; a fit of ill humor.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To cause to
fly
; put to
flight
; drive off (by frightening).
verb.
To
frighten
;
scare
;
terrify
.
verb.
To be fear-stricken.
noun.
A
fright
; a
scare
.
noun.
Fear
; a source of
fear
; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.
verb.
to
strip
skin off
verb.
to
lash
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verb.
strip the skin off
Word Usage
"Looks like someone's cosy old granny and has a tongue that would flay a kangaroo."
cross-reference
to take flay
Form
flayed
flaying
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
pare
peel
skin
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
A
A.
Bay
Bombay
Bua
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
assail
attack
bark
berate
bleed
verb-form
flayed
flaying
flays