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   thrash

   /θraʃ/

   verb

   • 1. beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip: "she thrashed him across the head and shoulders" Similar hitbeatflogwhiphorsewhipscourgelashflagellateflailstrapbirchcanebeltleatherbullwhipinformal:give someone a hidingtan someone's hidelatherpastetake a strap tobeat the living daylights out ofwhalearchaic:switchstripethongrare:quirt
   • ▪ hit (something) hard and repeatedly: "the wind screeched and the mast thrashed the deck"
   • 2. move in a violent and convulsive way: "he lay on the ground thrashing around in pain" Similar flailthreshfloundertoss and turnjerktosssquirmwrithetwistwrigglewiggletwitch
   • ▪ struggle in a wild or desperate way to do something: "two months of thrashing around on my own have produced nothing"
   • ▪ move in a fast or uncontrolled way: informal "I wrench the steering wheel back and thrash on up the hill"
   • 3. defeat heavily in a contest or match: "I thrashed Pete at cards" Similar trouncebeat hollowdefeat utterlyroutannihilatetriumph overwin a resounding victory overbe victorious overcrushoverwhelmbestget the better ofworstbring someone to their kneesinformal:lickhammerclobberpastepoundpulverizecrucifydemolishdestroydrubgive someone a drubbingcanewalk all overwipe the floor withgive someone a hidingtake to the cleanersblow someone out of the watermake mincemeat ofmurdermassacreslaughterflattenturn inside outtankstuffmarmalizeblow outcreamshellacskunkslamown

   noun

   • 1. a violent or noisy movement of beating or thrashing: "the thrash of the waves"
   • ▪ a fast and exciting motor race or other sporting event: informal "crews assembled in Richmond town square to tackle the 120-mile thrash"
   • 2. a short, fast, loud piece or passage of rock music: "after all those twelve-bar thrashes, my fingers were blistered"
   • ▪ a style of fast, loud, harsh-sounding rock music, combining elements of punk and heavy metal: "a grungy thrash band"
   • 3. a party, especially a lively or lavish one: informal British "Henry's charity ball had been one hell of a thrash"

   Word Origin Old English, variant of thresh (an early sense). Current senses of the noun date from the mid 19th century.

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   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.

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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.

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   Thrash definition: to beat soundly in punishment; flog.. See examples of THRASH used in a sentence.

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTHRASH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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 ]

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   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.

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   [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.

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   Definition of thrash verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    thrash out / over to talk over thoroughly and vigorously in order to reach a decision, conclusion, or understanding; discuss exhaustively.: Also thresh out / over.

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    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.