thrash (thr sh)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. Phrasal Verb: 1. The act or an instance of thrashing. 2. Music See speed metal. thrash out To discuss fully. [Variant of thresh.] thrash  er n. |
thrash [θræʃ]
vb
1. (tr) to beat soundly, as with a whip or stick
2. (tr) to defeat totally; overwhelm
3. (intr) to beat or plunge about in a wild manner
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (intr) to move the legs up and down in the water, as in certain swimming strokes
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to sail (a boat) against the wind or tide or (of a boat) to sail in this way
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) another word for thresh
n
1. the act of thrashing; blow; beating
2. Informal a party or similar social gathering See also thrash out
[Old English threscan; related to Old High German dreskan, Old Norse thriskja]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  thrash - a swimming kick used while treading waterswimming 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 |
| 2. | thrash - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" 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 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 | |
| 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 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!" |
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) They thrashed their opponents 5-nil.
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 'Liar!' she screamed, as she thrashed the child.
Translations
thrash [θræʃ]
A. VT
2. (= defeat) → dar una paliza a, cascar
3. (also thrash about, thrash around) [+ legs, arms] → agitar mucho
B. VI (also thrash about, thrash around) → revolverse; (in water) → revolcarse
he thrashed about with his stick → daba golpes por todos lados con su bastón
they were thrashing about in the water → se estaban revolcando en el agua
he thrashed about with his stick → daba golpes por todos lados con su bastón
they were thrashing about in the water → se estaban revolcando en el agua
thrash out VT + ADV [+ problem, difficulty] → discutir a fondo; [+ plan] → idear; [+ deal] → alcanzar
to thrash out an agreement → llegar a un acuerdo
to thrash out an agreement → llegar a un acuerdo
thrash [ˈθræʃ] vt
(= hit) → rouer de coups
(= defeat) → donner une raclée à >, donner une bonne raclée à >
thrash about
vi → se débattrethrash out
vt sep [+ problem, differences] → débattre dethrash
vt
(= beat) → verprügeln, verdreschen; donkey etc → einschlagen auf (+acc); to thrash the (living) daylights out of somebody (inf) → jdn grün und blau schlagen
(Sport inf) opponent → (vernichtend) schlagen
(= move wildly) arms → schlagen mit, fuchteln mit; legs → strampeln mit; he thrashed his arms (about) angrily → er schlug wütend (mit den Armen) um sich
(Agr) = thresh
vi to thrash about or around → um sich schlagen; (in bed) → sich herumwerfen; (fish) → zappeln; the branches thrashed against the panes → die Zweige schlugen gegen die Fensterscheiben
n (dated Brit, inf, = party) → Party f
thrash [θræʃ]
thrash [θræʃ]
1. vt (gen) → percuotere, picchiare; (with whip) → frustare; (with stick) → bastonare (Sport) (fam) (defeat) → dare una batosta a, battere
2. vi (also thrash about, thrash around) → agitarsi, dibattersi
thrash out vt + adv (problem, difficulty, discuss) → sviscerare; (solve) → risolvere; (plan) → mettere a punto con difficoltà
thrash [θræʃ]
1. vt (gen) → percuotere, picchiare; (with whip) → frustare; (with stick) → bastonare (Sport) (fam) (defeat) → dare una batosta a, battere
2. vi (also thrash about, thrash around) → agitarsi, dibattersi
thrash out vt + adv (problem, difficulty, discuss) → sviscerare; (solve) → risolvere; (plan) → mettere a punto con difficoltà
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 piestä battre לְהַלקוֹת पीट mlatiti, lemati elver memukul berja; hÿða colpire ひどく打つ 호되게 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 뒹굴다 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 완패시키다 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 thrashing
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
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