flay

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see also: Flay

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Pronunciation

• enPR: flā, IPA: /fleɪ/

Verb

flay (flays, present participle flaying; past and past participle flayed)

1. (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
2. (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To frighten; scare; terrify.

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3. (intransitive, UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be fear-stricken.

Noun

flay (plural flays)

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A fright; a scare.
2. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.

Verb

flay (flays, present participle flaying; past flayed, past participle flayed)

1. to strip skin off
2. to lash

Synonyms

• (remove the skin of) fleece, flense, skin

Translations

• French: écorcher
• German: häuten
• Italian: spellare
• Portuguese: esfolar
• Russian: свежева́ть
• Spanish: desollar, despellejar

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Flay

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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