flail

noun

1. an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

Definition categories: man–made, implement

verb

1. give a thrashing to; beat hard

Similar word(s): lam, thrash, thresh

Definition categories: contact, beat

2. move like a flail; thresh about

- Her arms were flailing

Similar word(s): thresh

Definition categories: motion, beat, flap