Word of the day: FLOG

Flog: fustigar, açoitar, vergastar, chicotear, incutir ou tirar com açoites, atirar repetidamente a linha de pesca em, ativar, fazer propaganda de, empenhar

Synonyms: birch, cowhide, flagellate, flail, whip, hide, horsewhip, lash, leather, rawhide, scourge, slash, switch, tan, thrash, whale

“The sailors were flogged for attempting a mutiny.”

“…a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders…” (www.merriam-wbster.com)

Word of the day: Scuffle

Scuffle:  luta corpo a corpo, briga, tumulto, lutar, brigar

Synonyms: barge, clomp, clump, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuff, lumber, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, trudge

“Children scuffled on the playground.”

“Small creatures scuffled in the underbrush.” (www.merriam-webster.com)