Definition of thrash
transitive verb
1a : to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flogb : to defeat decisively or severely thrashed the visiting team
2 : to swing, beat, or strike in the manner of a rapidly moving flail thrashing his arms
3a : to go over again and again thrash the matter over inconclusivelyb : to hammer out : forge thrash out a plan
4 : to separate the seeds of from the husks and straw by beating : thresh 1
intransitive verb
1 : to move or stir about violently : toss about thrash in bed with a fever
2 : to deal blows or strokes like one using a flail or whip
3 : thresh 1
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Examples of thrash in a Sentence
He thrashed me with his belt.
The team thrashed them last week.
Something was thrashing wildly in the water.
She thrashed around in her sleep.
Recent Examples of thrash from the Web
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Polls show the ruling Socialists would be thrashed in any conventional election in Venezuela.
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Downtown Caracas is a traditional stronghold neighborhood for the government and there has been a string of clashes there since the opposition thrashed the ruling Socialist Party in December 2015 parliamentary elections.
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The Tigers were thrashed by Cleveland, looking nowhere near armed to play on the same field as them, let alone in the conversation of American League Central contention.
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In the video, shot earlier this week by Park Ranger Landon Coker, a team of men carefully snare the gator and draw the thrashing reptile out of park waters.
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KILL ’EM ALL (1983): Thrash metal debut. Paulo Programador:
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Conner Stapley, a guide with Kaikoura Kayaks, saw thrashing on the surface of the water and soon realized that the large male seal was attacking the octopus.
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For Xbox, gaming's future looks like much of its past, wherein players thrash, shoot and brutally skewer stuff.
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Two men who broke into DeMarcus Ware’s home while the Broncos thrashed the Texans during an Oct. 24 football game and stole his Super Bowl 50 championship ring are headed to jail.
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Origin and Etymology of thrash
alteration of thresh
Synonym Discussion of thrash
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Definition of thrash
1 : an act of thrashing
2 : rock music (such as heavy metal or punk rock) that is extremely fast and loud
Examples of thrash in a Sentence
The shark swam away with a thrash of its tail.
Recent Examples of thrash from the Web
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That's certainly the attitude on Body Count's forthcoming LP, Bloodlust, a thrash-metal take on a nation torn apart by political tension, inequality, corruption, and violence.
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First Known Use of thrash
1840
THRASH Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of thrash for English Language Learners
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: to hit (someone or something) very hard with a stick, whip, etc.
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: to defeat (someone or something) very easily or completely
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: to move about violently
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Definition of thrash for English Language Learners
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: a type of rock music that is very fast and loud
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: a violent movement
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: a party with loud music and dancing
THRASH Defined for Kids
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