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thrash
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to achieve a victory over<our team handily thrashed our opponents and went on to the championships>— see beat 2
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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
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to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible<thrashed the horse with the riding crop>— see whip 1
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to strike repeatedly<the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage>— see beat 1
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