Search results
- DictionaryThrash/THraSH/
verb
- 1. beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip: "she thrashed him across the head and shoulders"
- 2. move in a violent and convulsive way: "he lay on the ground thrashing around in pain"
noun
- 1. a violent or noisy movement, typically involving hitting something repeatedly: "the thrash of the waves"
- 2. a short, fast, loud piece or passage of rock music: "after all those twelve-bar thrashes, my fingers were blistered"
1. a. : to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog. b. : to defeat decisively or severely. thrashed the visiting team. 2. : to swing, beat, or strike in the manner of a rapidly moving flail. thrashing his arms. 3. a. : to go over again and again. thrash the matter over inconclusively. b. : to hammer out : forge. thrash out a plan. 4.
Thrash definition: to beat soundly in punishment; flog.. See examples of THRASH used in a sentence.
To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick. See Synonyms at beat. b. To strike violently; batter: winds that thrashed the boat. 2. To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail: The alligator thrashed its tail. 3. To defeat soundly or decisively. 4. To thresh (grain). 5.
THRASH definition: 1. to hit a person or animal hard many times as a punishment: 2. to move from side to side in a…. Learn more.
Definitions of thrash. verb. give a thrashing to; beat hard. synonyms: flail, lam, thresh. annihilate, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. see more. see less.
If someone thrashes about, or thrashes their arms or legs about, they move in a wild or violent way, often hitting against something. You can also say that someone's arms or legs thrash about.
[intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move in a way that is violent or shows a loss of control. thrash (about/around) Someone was thrashing around in the water, obviously in trouble. The animal thrashed about in pain. The cow fell on its side and thrashed about wildly.
Thrash definition: To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail.
thrash out / over to talk over thoroughly and vigorously in order to reach a decision, conclusion, or understanding; discuss exhaustively. : Also thresh out / over. See More Definitions
to toss, or plunge about. Nautical, Naval Terms to make way against the wind, tide, etc.; beat. thresh. thrash out or over, to talk over thoroughly and vigorously in order to reach a decision, conclusion, or understanding; discuss exhaustively.
