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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flay /fleɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to strip off the skin or outer covering of, such as by whipping:flayed the prisoners with whips.
- to criticize or scold harshly:The critics flayed the movie.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024F layer, [Physics.]- Physicsthe highest of the radio-reflective ionospheric layers, beginning at an altitude of ab. 80 mi. (130 km) and consisting of two parts, the lower part (F1 layer) being detectable in the daytime only, the higher (F 2layer or Appleton layer) being constant and constituting the ionospheric layer most favorable for long-range radio communication.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flay (flā),USA pronunciation v.t. - to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
- to criticize or scold with scathing severity.
- to deprive or strip of money or property.
- bef. 900; Middle English flen, Old English flēan; cognate with Middle Dutch vlaen, Old Norse flā
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged castigate, excoriate, upbraid, chew out.
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