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verb
- 1. beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip: "she thrashed him across the head and shoulders" Similar
- 2. move in a violent and convulsive way: "he lay on the ground thrashing around in pain" Similar
noun
- 1. a violent or noisy movement, typically involving hitting something repeatedly: "the thrash of the waves"
- 2. a short, fast, loud piece or passage of rock music: "after all those twelve-bar thrashes, my fingers were blistered"
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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 noun (HIT) [ C ] a hit of a person or animal, or a ball, in a violent or uncontrolled way : One of his wild thrashes caught the beast on the side of its head. A terrible thrash off the tee saw his ball end up in the lake. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Thrash definition: to beat soundly in punishment; flog.. See examples of THRASH used in a sentence.
thrash. (thrăsh) v. thrashed, thrash·ing, thrash·es. v.tr. 1. a. 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.
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.
[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.
Thrash definition: To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail.
thrash meaning, definition, what is thrash: to move or make something move from side...: Learn more.
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If a person or thing thrashes something, or thrashes at something, they hit it continually in a violent or noisy way. ...a magnificent paddle-steamer on the mighty Mississippi, her huge wheel thrashing the muddy water. [VERB noun] Three shaggy-haired men thrash tunelessly at their guitars.
