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thrash
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- pronunciation:
- thraesh
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- thrash out
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
thrashes, thrashing, thrashed |
| definition 1: |
to give a beating to; whip or flog.
In his fury, he thrashed his horse.- synonyms:
- beat, flagellate, flog, lambaste, lash, scourge, whip
- similar words:
- batter, buffet, cave, cudgel, flail, hide, lather, lick, paste, pistol-whip, pound, pummel, shellac, trounce, whack
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| definition 2: |
to cause to move around in a violent, whipping manner, as or as if in a struggle.
The boy thrashed his fists in the air, but he was no match for his older brother.- synonyms:
- flail, jar, jerk, lash
- similar words:
- fling, heave, plunge, shake, toss, yank
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| definition 3: |
to defeat completely or by a wide margin, as in an athletic contest.
The game wasn't even close; we completely thrashed them.- synonyms:
- annihilate, crush, overwhelm, pulverize, rout, shellac, trounce
- similar words:
- beat, clobber, conquer, destroy, drub, lick, smear, vanquish
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| related words: |
belabor, belt, box, cane, chastise, clobber, crush, defeat, down, drub, flog, lambaste, punish, rough, scourge, strap, subdue, switch, upset, whip, writhe |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to move around in a violent, whipping manner (often fol. by "around").
She was thrashing around in bed, and I thought she must be having a nightmare.- synonyms:
- jerk, lurch, pitch, toss
- similar words:
- heave, jump, plunge, pound, shake, writhe
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| related words: |
lash |
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| phrase: |
thrash out |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an act or instance of beating or whipping; thrashing.
She threatened to give him a good thrash if he didn't obey.- synonyms:
- battering, beating, pummeling, whipping
- similar words:
- blow, cuff, hiding, pasting, punch, smack, tanning, wallop
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