v. scourge, lash, whip, flog; chastise, punish severely; paddle, spank; (Mexico) slam

(v.) = scourge ; paddle ; flog ; whip ; thrash ; lash ; bullwhip.
Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.
Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse = El castigo corporal, acto de disciplinar a los estudiantes infligiendo dolor físico (por lo general azotando el trasero de los niños), ha sido criticado debido a la creciente preocupación de la sociedad sobre el maltrato infantil.
Ex: Despite scrutinizing the evidence minutely, he reaches no conclusion as to the veracity of the incident in which Lawrence depits himself as being flogged by a Turkish bey.
Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.
Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.
Ex: Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.
Ex: She must be hunted down and bullwhipped for her obvious lack of mental acumen.