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Noun
S:
(n)
flail
(an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing)
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derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
thrash
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thresh
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lam
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flail
(give a thrashing to; beat hard)
S:
(v)
flail
,
thresh
(move like a flail; thresh about)
"Her arms were flailing"
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S:
(v)
beat
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flap
(move with a flapping motion)
"The bird's wings were flapping"
S:
(v)
flail
,
thresh
(move like a flail; thresh about)
"Her arms were flailing"
S:
(v)
clap
(strike the air in flight)
"the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
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