noun Download 🔗Share A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. Examples : "The farmer used the flail to separate the grain from the stalks. " agriculture utensil item machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain. Examples : "The knight swung his flail, the spiked ball at the end of the chain whistling through the air. " weapon military war item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To beat using a flail or similar implement. Examples : "The farmer used a flail to thresh the wheat. " action weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To wave or swing vigorously Examples : "The child flailed his arms in frustration as he struggled to tie his shoelaces. " action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To thresh. Examples : "The farmer flailed the wheat stalks to separate the grains from the straw. " agriculture action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move like a flail. Examples : "The child, frustrated that he couldn't tie his shoelaces, began to flail his arms and legs in anger. " action body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading