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scourged

/skɝːdʒd/ /skaʊrdʒd/

Meanings
verb
To strike with a scourge; to flog.

Examples :

"The cruel master scourged the disobedient servant with a leather whip. "
action body suffering

Related Words

Illustration whip

whip noun

/wɪp/

A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.

"The farmer used a sturdy whip to herd the sheep towards the pasture. "

Illustration flog

flog noun

/flɒɡ/ /flɑɡ/

A contemptible, often arrogant person.

""Everyone avoids working with David because he's such a flog, always taking credit for other people's ideas and looking down on them." "

Illustration master

master noun

/ˈmastə/ /ˈmɑːstə/ /ˈmæstɚ/

Someone who has control over something or someone.

"The master chef had complete control over the kitchen and its staff. "

Illustration disobedient

disobedient noun

/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/

One who disobeys.

"The teacher called Sarah a disobedient because she kept talking during the lesson. "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration servant

servant noun

/ˈsɜːvənt/ /ˈsɝvənt/

One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.

"There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids."

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration cruel

cruel verb

/kɹuː(ə)l/

To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)

"His constant criticism cruelly spoiled her chances of getting a good grade on the project. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration scourge

scourge noun

/skɜːdʒ/ /skɔɹdʒ/

A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.

"Graffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhere."

Illustration leather

leather noun

/ˈlɛðə/ /ˈlɛðɚ/

A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.

"My new jacket is made of soft leather. "

Illustration strike

strike noun

/stɹaɪk/

A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.

"The batter got three strikes and was out. "