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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 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.
If someone thrashes about, or thrashes their arms or legs about, they move in a wild or violent way, often hitting against something. You can also say that someone's arms or legs thrash about.
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.
[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.
1. [+ object] : to hit (someone or something) very hard with a stick, whip, etc. He thrashed me with his belt. 2. [+ object] informal : to defeat (someone or something) very easily or completely. The team thrashed them last week. 3. [no object] : to move about violently. Something was thrashing wildly in the water.
Thrash definition: To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail.
When you thrash someone, you beat them — literally, with your fists, or figuratively, by winning a game or competition.
Thrash definition: to beat soundly in punishment; flog.. See examples of THRASH used in a sentence.
Definitions of thresh. verb. beat the seeds out of a grain. synonyms: thrash. see more. verb. give a thrashing to; beat hard. synonyms: flail, lam, thrash. annihilate, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. see more. verb. move or stir about violently.
