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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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   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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishthrash verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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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.

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

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   8 meanings: 1. to beat soundly, as with a whip or stick 2. to defeat totally; overwhelm 3. to beat or plunge about in a wild.... Click for more definitions.

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   verb. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. synonyms: annihilate, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick. flail, lam, thresh. give a thrashing to; beat hard. see more. verb. move or stir about violently. “The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed” synonyms: convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss.