Sekirov Dictionary

flay

/fleɪ/

verb 5
noun 2
forms 8

verb5

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To strip the skin off; to skin.
- The farmer flayed him as he had the bear, and so he had both bear-skin and fox-skin. — 1886
To lash or whip.
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(dialect, UK) To frighten; scare; terrify.
- If they'd let me have my way, I could have flayed him into shape — 1979
(dialect, UK) To be fear-stricken.
(dialect, UK) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).

noun2

(dialect, UK) A fright; a scare.
(dialect, UK) Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking person.

forms

flaid · flayed · flew · flain · flaying · flayeth · flays · flayest

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