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flay
flay /fleɪ/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for flay
1 F0 to remove the skin from a person's or animal's body Thesaurus+: ↑Removing and getting rid of things , ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhere2 F0 to whip a person or animal so hard that some of their skin comes off: » FIGURATIVE The critics really flayed (= severely criticized) his new book.Thesaurus+: ↑Punishing by causing pain , ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing and punishments |