açoitar — meaning in English

English meaning

• flog verb To whip or beat someone as a punishment.
• switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
• whip noun A flexible rod or braided cord, often of leather, used to strike an animal or person, or to make a sharp cracking noise.

Senses

açoitar is used for these senses in English:

• flog (transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.
• switch To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
• whip (transitive) To hit with a whip.
• whip (transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.

flog — full definition

1. verb To whip or beat someone as a punishment.
2. verb To sell something, especially informally or cheaply.
3. verb To use or promote something relentlessly.

switch — full definition

1. noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
2. noun A change or exchange from one thing to another.
3. verb To change from one thing, state, or place to another.
4. noun A device that connects multiple devices on a computer network, directing data between them.

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