thrash
to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
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.
to toss, or plunge about.
Nautical. to make way against the wind, tide, etc.; beat.
an act or instance of thrashing; beating; blow.
Swimming. the upward and downward movement of the legs, as in the crawl.
British Slang. a party, usually with drinks.
thrash out / over to talk over thoroughly and vigorously in order to reach a decision, conclusion, or understanding; discuss exhaustively.: Also thresh out / over.
Origin of thrash
1synonym study For thrash
Other words for thrash
Other words from thrash
- un·thrashed, adjective
- well-thrashed, adjective
Words that may be confused with thrash
- thrash , thresh
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How to use thrash in a sentence
I lay there and thrashed about and all I could hear was my father and ‘ha, ha, ha’.
I lay there and thrashed about and all I could hear was my father and 'ha, ha, ha'.
Philip and Charles's Feud Resurfaces Over ... Wind Energy | Tom Sykes | May 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST“We got thrashed,” Obama recalled, adding that he thought this time it would be better to just watch a sports event.
President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron Share a Symbolic Make-Nice Moment | Eleanor Clift | March 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Saddam Hussein tried to challenge us from within, we thrashed him in the Gulf War.
But, she dog-paddled furiously, thrashed about, made a lot of waves, and managed not to drown.
He was thrashed at school before the Jews and the hubshi, for the heinous crime of bringing home false reports of progress.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingHe was thrashed at home by Aunty Rosa on the same count, and then the placard was produced.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingWhat actor could play Falstaff after riding forty miles and being well thrashed?
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.His limbs thrashed leadenly, his chest heaved and panted, his eyes opened.
The Stars, My Brothers | Edmond HamiltonWhat you say of the Engineers is fresh to me, and must be well thrashed out.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for thrash
/ (θræʃ) /
(tr) to beat soundly, as with a whip or stick
(tr) to defeat totally; overwhelm
(intr) to beat or plunge about in a wild manner
(intr) to move the legs up and down in the water, as in certain swimming strokes
to sail (a boat) against the wind or tide or (of a boat) to sail in this way
another word for thresh
the act of thrashing; blow; beating
informal a party or similar social gathering
Origin of thrash
1- See also thrash out
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