26984 words

thrash

9 definitions • 9 examples
1
to hit a person or animal hard many times as a punishment:

Examples:

His father used to thrash him when he was a boy.
He thrashed the horse with his whip.
2
to move from side to side in a violent or uncontrolled way:

Examples:

thrash around He was screaming and thrashing around on the floor.
3
to defeat someone very easily in a game or sports competition:

Examples:

We thrashed the visiting team 6–0.
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a hit of a person or animal, or a ball, in a violent or uncontrolled way :

Examples:

One of his wild thrashes caught the beast on the side of its head.
A terrible thrash off the tee saw his ball end up in the lake.
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to make a series of wild, violent movements:

Examples:

[ I ] The startled animal thrashed around in the stall.
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To thrash a person or animal means to hit the person or animal hard and repeatedly:

Examples:

[ T ] He hit me once, and if you hadn’t come along, he would have thrashed me.
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fig. To thrash also means to defeat badly:

Examples:

[ T ] Atlanta thrashed New York, 119-87.

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