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Flay

Part of Speech: Verb (transitive)

Sense: To strip off the skin or outer covering of someone or something

Example Sentence: The hunter skillfully flayed the deer after a successful hunt.

Sense: To severely criticize or condemn someone verbally

Example Sentence: The newspaper critic flayed the actor's performance in his latest movie.

Part of Speech: Verb (transitive or reflexive)

Sense: To whip or lash someone repeatedly

Example Sentence: The ruthless dictator ordered his soldiers to flay the prisoners as punishment.

Part of Speech: Verb (transitive or figurative)

Sense: To extract or obtain something with great effort or difficulty

Example Sentence: The detective managed to flay the truth out of the suspect during intense interrogation.

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