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1. a. : to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog. b. : to defeat decisively or severely. thrashed the visiting team. 2. : to swing, beat, or strike in the manner of a rapidly moving flail. thrashing his arms. 3. a. : to go over again and again. thrash the matter over inconclusively. b. : to hammer out : forge. thrash out a plan. 4.
THRASH definition: 1. to hit a person or animal hard many times as a punishment: 2. to move from side to side in a…. Learn more.
Thrash definition: to beat soundly in punishment; flog.. See examples of THRASH used in a sentence.
To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick. See Synonyms at beat. b. To strike violently; batter: winds that thrashed the boat. 2. To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail: The alligator thrashed its tail. 3. To defeat soundly or decisively. 4. To thresh (grain). 5.
verb. move or stir about violently. “The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed” synonyms: convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss. see more. verb. beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all. see more. noun. a swimming kick used while treading water.
If you thrash someone, you hit them several times as a punishment. The school has dismissed the teacher, who is said to have thrashed pupils with sticks. [ VERB noun ]
[intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move in a way that is violent or shows a loss of control. thrash (about/around) Someone was thrashing around in the water, obviously in trouble. The animal thrashed about in pain. The cow fell on its side and thrashed about wildly.
Definition of thrash verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Thrash definition: To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail.
thresh. v.i. to toss, or plunge about. Nautical, Naval Terms to make way against the wind, tide, etc.; beat. thresh. thrash out or over, to talk over thoroughly and vigorously in order to reach a decision, conclusion, or understanding; discuss exhaustively. n. an act or instance of thrashing; beating; blow. thresh.
