Answer: flogs

AnswerCrossword Clue
FLOGSHorsewhips
FLOGSThrashes
FLOGSPromotes aggressively
FLOGSGives twenty lashes, for example
FLOGSPublicizes
FLOGSBeats
FLOGSThrashes.
FLOGSTakes the rod to
FLOGSCriticizes harshly
FLOGSWhips
FLOGSBeats severely
flogsFLOG, to beat with a whip
flogsto beat with a whip or stick