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thrash

[thrash] ,
–verb (used with object)
1. to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
2. to defeat thoroughly: The home team thrashed the visitors.
3. Nautical. to force (a close-hauled sailing ship under heavy canvas) against a strong wind or sea.
4. thresh.
–verb (used without object)
5. to toss, or plunge about.
6. Nautical. to make way against the wind, tide, etc.; beat.
7. thresh.
–noun
8. an act or instance of thrashing; beating; blow.
9. thresh.
10. Swimming. the upward and downward movement of the legs, as in the crawl.
11. British Slang. a party, usually with drinks.
12. thrash out or over, to talk over thoroughly and vigorously in order to reach a decision, conclusion, or understanding; discuss exhaustively.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME thrasshen, var. of thresshen to thresh


1. maul, drub. See beat.
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thrash   (thrāsh)   
v.   thrashed, thrash·ing, thrash·es

v.   tr.
  1. To beat with or as if with a flail, especially as a punishment. See Synonyms at beat.

  2. To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail: The alligator thrashed its tail.

  3. To defeat utterly; vanquish.

  4. To thresh.

  5. To sail (a boat) against opposing winds or tides.

v.   intr.
  1. To move wildly or violently: thrashed about all night.

  2. To strike or flail.

  3. To thresh.

  4. To sail against opposing tides or winds.

n.  
  1. The act or an instance of thrashing.

  2. Music See speed metal.

Phrasal Verb(s):
thrash outTo discuss fully.

[Variant of thresh.]
thrash'er n.
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Idioms & Phrases

thrash out

Discuss fully, especially to resolve a problem, as in We'll just have to thrash out our ideas about where to go on vacation. [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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