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flay

/fleɪ/verb

उच्चारण फ़्ले

खाल उधेड़ना, चमड़ी उतारना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T]

    to remove the skin from an animal or a person, usually when they are dead

    खाल उधेड़ना, चमड़ी उतारना

    • The hunters flayed the deer before cooking it.
    • In the old story, the cruel king ordered his enemies to be flayed.

    Synonyms skin strip

  2. 2

    [T]

    to criticize somebody or something very severely

    कड़ी आलोचना करना, आड़े हाथों लेना

    • The opposition flayed the government over rising prices.
    • Critics flayed the film for its weak story.

    Synonyms castigate lambaste slate savage censure

    Opposite praise commend applaud laud

  3. 3

    [T]

    to hit or whip a person or an animal very hard, so that some skin comes off

    बुरी तरह पीटना, कोड़े मारना

    • The prisoner was flayed with a whip.

    Synonyms whip flog lash thrash

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

skin strip castigate lambaste slate savage censure whip flog lash thrash

Antonyms

praise commend applaud laud

§Grammar and usage

Usage: In newspapers, flay usually means to criticise somebody very severely, as in 'The court flayed the police for the delay'.

Usage में अख़बारों में flay का अर्थ प्रायः किसी की कड़ी आलोचना करना होता है, जैसे 'The court flayed the police for the delay'।