knout (26 synonym found)

Knout has 26 synonyms. The top synonyms for knout are pistol whip, horsewhip, fustigate, trounce, scourge, rawhide, belabor, whippy and 18 more. Another word for knout is pistol whip. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for knout?

A common synonym for knout is pistol whip. Other synonyms include horsewhip, fustigate, trounce, scourge.

How many synonyms does knout have?

Knout has 26 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does knout mean?

(n): a leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia Example: "1980: Spray and then slogging kn

Definition of knout:

(n) : a leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia
"1980: Spray and then slogging knouts of water hit the windows or lights like snarling disaffected at a mansion of the rich and frivolous. -- Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers"
(v) : to flog or beat with a knout
"1992: Different, isn't it? It's called kava, by the way. The Fijians make it by knouting some root or other. -- Will Self, Cock and Bull"
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Definition of knout:

(n) : a leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia
"1980: Spray and then slogging knouts of water hit the windows or lights like snarling disaffected at a mansion of the rich and frivolous. -- Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers"
(v) : to flog or beat with a knout
"1992: Different, isn't it? It's called kava, by the way. The Fijians make it by knouting some root or other. -- Will Self, Cock and Bull"
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