thrashed; thrashing; thrashes
Definition of thrash
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
b
: 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 inconclusively
b
: to hammer out : forge
thrash out a plan
4
: to separate the seeds of from the husks and straw by beating : thresh sense 1
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 sense 1
thrash
nounDefinition of thrash (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an act of thrashing
2
: rock music (such as heavy metal or punk rock) that is extremely fast and loud
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The first known use of thrash was in 1568
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