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Thesaurus: flagellate

To whip; to scourge; to flog.

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Definitions

  1. v. t. To whip; to scourge; to flog.
  2. a. Flagelliform.
  3. a. Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.
  4. adj. having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
  5. n. a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
  6. To whip; to scourge; to flog. 1. Flagelliform. 2. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.
  7. v:100 n. a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals v. whip a. having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)