To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.
To violently toss the limbs about.
To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery.
To hit, strike, especially with a cane or whip.
To crack (a whip).
To draw (stitches etc.) tight.
To make ready; prepare.