thrash
/θræʃ/
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Definition
Verb:
- To beat or strike repeatedly and violently: To hit someone or something many times with great force, often as a form of punishment or to cause damage.
- To defeat decisively: To beat an opponent thoroughly in a competition or fight.
- To move or flail about violently and uncontrollably: To make wild, twisting, or jerking movements, often due to pain, panic, or a lack of control.
- To discuss or debate something thoroughly to reach a conclusion or solution: To talk about an issue in great detail until an agreement or understanding is reached.
Noun:
- A violent beating or flailing movement: An act of thrashing.
- A type of swimming kick: A fast, powerful kick used in treading water or certain swimming strokes.
Examples of Usage
Verb:
- The waves began to thrash against the side of the boat.
- Our team thrashed their rivals in the final match.
- The injured bird thrashed on the ground, unable to fly.
- We need to thrash out the details of the contract before signing.
Noun:
- He gave the rug a good thrash to get the dust out.
- The swimmer's powerful thrash kept him afloat.
Advanced Usage
"to thrash something out": To discuss a problem or issue in great detail until a solution is found or a decision is made.
- The committee will thrash out the final proposal next week.
"thrashing around": Moving one's body or limbs violently and without control.
- The patient was thrashing around in his sleep.
Variants and Related Words
- Thrasher (n): A person or thing that thrashes. Also, a type of bird or a fan of thrash metal music.
- Thrashing (n): A severe beating or a decisive defeat.
- The team suffered a humiliating thrashing.
Synonyms
- Beat: To strike repeatedly.
- Flail: To wave or swing wildly.
- Trounce: To defeat heavily.
- Whip: To strike with a flexible object.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Thrash out: To discuss thoroughly to reach an agreement.
- They spent hours thrashing out their differences.
Thrash about/around: To move violently and uncontrollably.
- The fish thrashed about on the deck.
Related Idioms
- Give someone a thrashing: To beat someone severely; to defeat someone decisively.
- The older boy gave him a thrashing for stealing his lunch.
Noun
- a swimming kick used while treading water
Verb
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- We licked the other team on Sunday!
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
- The system is thrashing again!
- beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
- dance the slam dance
- move or stir about violently
- The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed
- give a thrashing to; beat hard