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ALL meanings of thrash

thrash
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  • verb with object thrash to beat soundly in punishment; flog. 1
  • verb with object thrash to defeat thoroughly: The home team thrashed the visitors. 1
  • verb with object thrash Nautical. to force (a close-hauled sailing ship under heavy canvas) against a strong wind or sea. 1
  • abbreviation THRASH thresh. 1
  • verb without object thrash to toss, or plunge about. 1
  • verb without object thrash Nautical. to make way against the wind, tide, etc.; beat. 1
  • verb without object thrash thresh (defs 3, 4). 1
  • noun thrash an act or instance of thrashing; beating; blow. 1
  • noun thrash thresh (def 5). 1
  • noun thrash Swimming. the upward and downward movement of the legs, as in the crawl. 1
  • noun thrash British Slang. a party, usually with drinks. 1
  • transitive verb thrash beat violently 1
  • transitive verb thrash defeat thoroughly 1
  • adjective thrash music: fast heavy metal 1
  • noun thrash fast heavy-metal music 1
  • verb thrash If one player or team thrashes another in a game or contest, they defeat them easily or by a large score. 0
  • verb thrash If you thrash someone, you hit them several times as a punishment. 0
  • verb thrash 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. 0
  • verb thrash If a person or thing thrashes something, or thrashes at something, they hit it continually in a violent or noisy way. 0
  • verb thrash Thrash is also a noun. 0
  • countable noun thrash A thrash is a party. 0
  • verb thrash to beat soundly, as with a whip or stick 0
  • verb thrash to defeat totally; overwhelm 0
  • verb thrash to beat or plunge about in a wild manner 0
  • verb thrash to move the legs up and down in the water, as in certain swimming strokes 0
  • verb thrash to sail (a boat) against the wind or tide or (of a boat) to sail in this way 0
  • noun thrash the act of thrashing; blow; beating 0
  • noun thrash a party or similar social gathering 0
  • abbreviation THRASH thresh 0
  • verb transitive thrash to make move violently or wildly; beat 0
  • verb transitive thrash to give a severe beating to; flog 0
  • verb transitive thrash to defeat overwhelmingly 0
  • intransitive verb thrash to move or toss about violently, flinging the arms, legs, etc. about wildly or vigorously 0
  • intransitive verb thrash to make one's way by thrashing 0
  • noun thrash the act of thrashing 0
  • noun thrash a style of heavy metal rock that is played very fast with minimal melodic and harmonic components, rapidly shouted lyrics about death, destruction, insanity, etc., and both musicians and audience thrashing about, as in slam dancing or moshing 0
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