flail
noun · verbA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
Đồng nghĩa: frail, thrashel, threshel
- 2.
A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
- 3.
(often, plural)(often plural) Part of a rotating device, often used for cutting vegetation.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To beat using a flail or similar implement.
- 2.
(transitive)To wave or swing vigorously
Đồng nghĩa: thrash
- 3.
(transitive)To thresh.
- 4.
(intransitive)To move like a flail.
He was flailing wildly, but didn't land a blow.
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From Middle English flayle, from earlier fleil, fleyl, fleȝȝl, from Old English fligel, *flegel (flail), from *flagil, of uncertain origin. Cognate with flail, fleil, flaaiel (flail), vlegel, Flegel. Possibly a native Germanic word from Proto-Germanic *flagilaz (whip), from Proto-Germanic *flag-, *flah- (to whip, beat), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (to beat, hit, strike; weep);