Noun
- 1. flail, implement
- usage: an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
Verb
- 1. thrash, thresh, lam, flail, beat, beat up, work over
- usage: give a thrashing to; beat hard
- 2. flail, thresh, beat, flap
- usage: move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
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