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Flayed vs Whipped - What's the difference?

flayed | whipped |

As verbs the difference between flayed and whipped

is that flayed is (flay) while whipped is (whip).

As an adjective whipped is

(slang) controlled by a spouse or significant other to an unreasonable degree.

flayed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (flay)

    • Anagrams

    *

    flay

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) flayen, flaien, fleien, from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Yorkshire) * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
  • To frighten; scare; terrify.
  • To be fear-stricken.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fright; a scare.
  • Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) flean from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • to strip skin off
  • to lash
    • Synonyms
    * (remove the skin of) fleece, flense, skin

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    whipped

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Controlled by a spouse or significant other to an unreasonable degree.
    • He knew he was whipped when he turned down a football game so they could shop for linens.

    Synonyms

    *pussywhipped

    Verb

    (head)
  • (whip)