scourge

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɜːrdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skɝdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skûrj)

Inflections of 'scourge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
scourges
v 3rd person singular
scourging
v pres p
scourged
v past
scourged
v past p

scourge
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Sense: Noun: whip
Synonyms:
whip Collocations, bullwhip, strap Collocations, lash Collocations, belt Collocations, birch Collocations, switch Collocations, cat-o'-nine-tails, crop Collocations, knout
Sense: Noun: affliction
Synonyms:
affliction, curse Collocations, terror, bane, plague Collocations, infliction, pest Collocations
Sense: Verb: whip people or animals
Synonyms:
whip Collocations, flog, hit Collocations, thrash, lash Collocations, beat Collocations, tan Collocations, cane Collocations, flail, leather Collocations, belt Collocations, flagellate, whale Collocations, strap Collocations, horsewhip, lather (informal), whack Collocations, wallop (informal), welt, trounce, smack Collocations, slap Collocations, whup (US, slang)
Sense: Verb: punish
Synonyms:
flog, punish Collocations, penalize, penalise (UK), afflict, curse Collocations, plague Collocations, chastise, castigate, terrorize, terrorise (UK), torment, discipline Collocations, harass Collocations, lambast, lambaste, scathe, scorch


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