thrash

thrash  (thrsh)

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:

thrash out

To discuss fully.

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[Variant of thresh.]

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thrasher n.

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thrash

Verb

1. to beat (someone), esp. with a stick or whip

2. to defeat totally: the All Blacks thrashed England 24-3

3. to move about in a wild manner: his legs stuck and he fell sideways, thrashing about wildly

4. same as thresh

Noun

Informal a party

See also thrash out [Old English therscan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thrash - a swimming kick used while treading water swimming kick - a movement of the legs in swimming treading water - a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms
Verb	1.	thrash - give a thrashing to; beat hard flail, lam, thresh beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" drub, lick, clobber, cream, bat, thrash - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
	2.	thrash - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" thrash about, thresh, thresh about, jactitate, convulse, toss, slash shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
	3.	thrash - dance the slam dance mosh, slam dance, slam trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
	4.	thrash - beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all thump, beat, pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
	5.	thrash - move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!" swap - move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science
	6.	thrash - beat the seeds out of a grain thresh farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
	7.	thrash - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" drub, lick, clobber, cream, bat beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" flail, thrash, lam, thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hard

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thrash

verb 1. defeat, beat, hammer (informal) stuff (slang) tank (slang) crush, overwhelm, slaughter (informal) lick (informal) paste (slang) rout, maul, trounce, clobber (slang) run rings around (informal) wipe the floor with (informal) make mincemeat of (informal) blow someone out of the water (slang) drub, beat someone hollow Brit. (informal)

verb 2. beat, wallop, whip, hide (informal) belt (informal) leather, tan (slang) cane, lick (informal) paste (slang) birch, flog, scourge, spank, clobber (slang) lambast(e), flagellate, horsewhip, give someone a (good) hiding (informal) drub, take a stick to, beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)

verb 3. thresh, flail, jerk, plunge, toss, squirm, writhe, heave, toss and turn

thrash something out settle, resolve, discuss, debate, solve, argue out, have out, talk over

Translations

thrash [θræʃ] vt → dar una paliza a

thrash about vi → revolverse

thrash out vt → discutir a fondo

thrash [θræʃ] vt → rouer de coups;

(as punishment) → donner une correction à;

(inf) (= defeat); battre à plate(s) couture(s)

thrash about vi → se débattre

thrash out vt → débattre de

thrash [θræʃ] vt (= beat) → verprügeln (= defeat); (vernichtend) schlagen

thrash about thrash vi → um sich schlagen

thrash around thrash vi = thrash about

thrash out thrash vt [+ problem] → ausdiskutieren

thrash [θræʃ] vt → picchiare; bastonare (= defeat); battere

thrash about vi → dibattersi

thrash out vt → dibattere, sviscerare

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thrash

v thrash [θrӕʃ]

1 to strike with blows The child was soundly thrashed. afrandsel يَضْرِب، يَجْلِد бия bít banke; tæske verdreschen δέρνω, χτυπώ azotar klohmima, nüpeldama زدن antaa selkäsauna/selkään, hakata, peitota battre לְהַלקוֹת पीट mlatiti, lemati elver memukul berja; hÿða colpire ひどく打つ 세게 때리다 (iš)perti pērt; sist membelasah aframnmelen jule opp, denge, slå prać, lać espancar a bate пороть biť tepsti izmlatiti slå, prygla เฆี่ยน dövmek, dayak atmak (棍、鞭等)痛打 бити گھونسہ مارنا đánh đập （棍、鞭等）痛打

2 to move about violently The wounded animal thrashed about/around on the ground. rondstry يَتَخَبَّط، يَتَحَرَّكُ بِعُنْفٍ вършея házet sebou kaste sig toben χτυπιέμαι, σφαδάζω revolcarse; debatirse pekslema, visklema دست و پا زدن sätkiä se débattre לְהִשתוֹלֵל पराजित करना mlatarati, bacati se amo tamo dobálja magát bergerak cepat, menggelepar berjast um dibattersi のたうち回る 몸부림치다 daužytis mētāties; svaidīties meronta-ronta stampen slå om seg rzucać się agitar-se a se zbate метаться hádzať sa premetavati se mlatiti piska, slå, fäkta แกว่งไปแกว่งมา kıvranmak, çırpınmak 猛烈地摔打 кидатися, метатися الٹنا پلٹنا lăn lộn mạnh 猛烈地摔打

3 to defeat easily, by a large margin Our team was thrashed eighteen-nil. oorwin, verslaan يَهْزِمُ بِسُهولَه разбивам rozdrtit banke vernichtend schlagen συντρίβω, κατατροπώνω derrotar, dar una paliza võitma, lööma مغلوب کردن hakata battre à plates coutures לְהָבִיס संगीत के साथ पार्टी potući, poraziti tönkrever mengalahkan bursta, sigra auðveldlega battere 大敗させる 철저하게 패배시키다, 대파하다 sutriuškinti sakaut membelasah verslaan bli knust, få ordentlig juling pokonać, pobić na głowę derrotar a zdrobi разбить (наголову) nabiť potolči potući ge storstryk ทำให้แพ้อย่างสิ้นเชิง ağır yenilgiye uğratmak 大勝 перемогти легко آساني سے ہرانا đánh bại 大胜

n ˈthrashing

a physical beating He needs a good thrashing! afrandseling ضَرْبٌ بالعَصا бой výprask omgang tæsk die Dresche ξύλο, ξυλοδαρμός zurra, paliza keretäis کتک؛ گوشمالی selkäsauna correction הַלקָאָה पिटाई batine (el)verés pukulan hÿðing, flenging botte たたくこと 채찍질 pėrimas pēriens belasah pak rammel juling, bank lanie surra mamă de bătaie порка výprask batine batine kok stryk การนวด dayak 痛打 биття; шмагання; прочухан مارپيٹ sự đánh đập 痛打