Main Entry: ¹thrash

Pronunciation: \ˈthrash\

Function: verb

Etymology: alteration of thresh

Date: 1568

transitive verb 1 : to separate the seeds of from the husks and straw by beating : thresh 1
2 a : to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog b : to defeat decisively or severely <thrashed the visiting team>
3 : to swing, beat, or strike in the manner of a rapidly moving flail <thrashing his arms>
4 a : to go over again and again <thrash the matter over inconclusively> b : to hammer out : forge <thrash out a plan>intransitive verb 1 : thresh 1
2 : to deal blows or strokes like one using a flail or whip
3 : to move or stir about violently : toss about <thrash in bed with a fever>

synonyms see swing