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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"
Nasty word, flay. It means to peel or beat the skin of a person or animal, and not necessarily a dead one, either. Nowadays it more commonly means to criticize harshly someone or something, usually in public, leaving them raw and wounded.
Definition of flay verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · If you flay someone, you criticize them severely for their beliefs, policies, or actions.
Flay definition: To strip off the skin or outer covering of.
1. to strip off the skin or outer covering of, esp by whipping; skin. 2. to attack with savage criticism. 3. to strip of money or goods, esp by cheating or extortion. [Old English flēan; related to Old Norse flā to peel, Lithuanian plešti to tear] ˈflayer n.
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. Pronunciations of the word 'flay' British English: fleɪ American English: fleɪ. More. Conjugations of 'flay'
3 days ago · flay (third-person singular simple present flays, present participle flaying, simple past and past participle flayed) ( transitive , UK dialectal , Northern England , Scotland ) To cause to fly ; put to flight ; drive off (by frightening).
