English to English
flail
(fl/eI/l
)
noun (n)
- an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- move like a flail; thresh about(verb.motion)Example:
Her arms were flailing.
source: wordnet30
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