Entry Word: thrash

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to achieve a victory over <our team handily thrashed our opponents and went on to the championships> — see beat 2
2 to defeat by a large margin <the incumbent has been thrashing his opponents for so long that thereʼs never any real contest for the senate seat> — see whip 2
3 to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible <thrashed the horse with the riding crop> — see whip 1
4 to strike repeatedly <the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage> — see beat 1