FLAIL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end
    • used in manual threshing
    Hypernyms(s) flail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

FLAIL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • give a thrashing to
    • beat hard
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) flail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • move like a flail
    • thresh about
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Her arms were flailing
    Hypernyms(s) flail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower