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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 about - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed". jactitate, thresh, thresh about, thrash, convulse, toss, slash.

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   What is thrash verb?

   • Definition of thrash verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive] thrash somebody/something to hit a person or an animal many times with a stick, etc. as a punishment My father used to thrash me if I got home late. Want to learn more?

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   What does thrashed mean?

   • flourish suggests vigorous, ostentatious, graceful movement. brandish implies threatening or menacing motion. thrash suggests vigorous, abrupt, violent movement. Verb He thrashed me with his belt. The team thrashed them last week. Something was thrashing wildly in the water. She thrashed around in her sleep.

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   • A thrash is a party. Harry always invited Charlie when he threw a thrash in his office. 6. See also thrashing Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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     THRASH meaning: 1. to hit a person or animal hard many times...

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     THRASH translate: 打, （作為懲罰）毒打，痛打, 移動, 猛烈擺動;劇烈扭動;翻騰, 打敗,...

   • Thrash: Portuguese Translation

     THRASH translate: surrar, mover-se descontroladamente,...

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     THRASH translate: sprać, zlać, rzucać się, rozgromić, prać,...

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     thrash translate: assotar, apallissar. Learn more in the...

   • Thrash: Malay Translation

     thrash translate: membelasah, meronta-ronta, membelasah....

   • Thrash: Korean Translation

     thrash translate: 때리다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   verb (used with object) to beat soundly in punishment; flog. Synonyms: drub, maul. to defeat thoroughly: The home team thrashed the visitors. Nautical. to force (a close-hauled sailing ship under heavy canvas) against a strong wind or sea. thresh.

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   Definitions of thrash. verb. give a thrashing to; beat hard. synonyms: flail, lam, thresh. annihilate, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. see more. see less.

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