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- DictionaryFlay/flā/
verb
- 1. peel the skin off (a corpse or carcass): "one shoulder had been flayed to reveal the muscles"
Definition of flay verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Flay definition: To strip off the skin or outer covering of.
What does the verb flay mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb flay , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
flay in American English. (flei) transitive verb. 1. to strip off the skin or outer covering of. 2. to criticize or scold with scathing severity. 3. to deprive or strip of money or property.
flay meaning, definition, what is flay: to criticize someone very severely: Learn more.
flay /fleɪ/ USA pronunciation v. [~ + object] to strip off the skin or outer covering of, such as by whipping: flayed the prisoners with whips. to criticize or scold harshly: The critics flayed the movie.
Definitions of 'flay'. 1. When someone flays an animal or person, they remove their skin, usually when they are dead. [...] 2. If you flay someone, you criticize them severely for their beliefs, policies, or actions. [...] More.
1. : to strip off the skin or surface of : skin. The hunter flayed the rabbit and prepared it for cooking. 2. : to criticize harshly : excoriate. He was flayed by the media for his controversial comments. 3. : lash sense 1b. the wind whipped up to gale fury, flaying his face Richard Kent.
A complete guide to the word "FLAY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Synonyms for FLAY: scold, lecture, reprimand, criticize, blame, berate, rag, chastise; Antonyms of FLAY: approve, indorse, endorse, sanction, extol, laud, praise, extoll.
