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Flay

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
fleɪ

Definitions

  1. A fright; a scare.
    Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal
  2. A surname.
  3. Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.
    Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal

Equivalents

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CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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See also

Flayed flayer Flaying Flays flazalone FLC

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