Main Entry:

¹thrash

Pronunciation:

\ˈthrash\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

alteration of thresh

Date:

1568

transitive verb1: to separate the seeds of from the husks and straw by beating : thresh 12 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 verb1: thresh 12: to deal blows or strokes like one using a flail or whip3: to move or stir about violently : toss about <thrash in bed with a fever>

synonyms see swing