thrash
21thrash — /θræʃ / (say thrash) verb (t) 1. to beat soundly by way of punishment; administer a beating to. 2. to defeat thoroughly. 3. Nautical to force (a ship) forward against the wind, etc. 4. Colloquial to drive (a vehicle, etc.) at high speed without… …
22thrash — I. verb Etymology: alteration of thresh Date: 1568 transitive verb 1. to separate the seeds of from the husks and straw by beating ; thresh 1 2. a. to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip ; flog b …
23thrash — 1. verb /θɹæʃ/ a) To beat mercilessly. b) To defeat utterly. 2. noun /θɹæʃ/ a) A beat or blow; the sound of beating …
24thrash — v. to thrash soundly * * * [θræl] to thrash soundly …
25thrash — verb 1》 beat repeatedly and violently with or as with a stick or whip. 2》 move in a violent or uncontrolled way: he lay thrashing around in pain. 3》 informal defeat heavily. 4》 (thrash something out) discuss something frankly and thoroughly,… …
26thrash — 1 noun 1 (singular) a violent movement from side to side 2 (C) old fashioned a loud noisy party 3 (U) informal a type of rock 1 (2) music with very loud fast electric guitar playing 2 verb 1 (T) to beat someone violently in order to punish them:… …
27thrash — v. & n. v. 1 tr. beat severely, esp. with a stick or whip. 2 tr. defeat thoroughly in a contest. 3 intr. (of a paddle wheel, branch, etc.) act like a flail; deliver repeated blows. 4 intr. (foll. by about, around) move or fling the limbs about… …
28thrash — See thrash, thresh …
29thrash — verb 1 hit sb many times ADVERB ▪ soundly ▪ That boy deserves to be soundly thrashed! PREPOSITION ▪ with ▪ He thrashed the poor servant with his stick. 2 move your …
30thrash — verb 1) she thrashed him across the head and shoulders Syn: hit, beat, strike, batter, thump, hammer, pound, rain blows on; assault, attack; cudgel, club; informal wallop, belt, bash, whup, whack, thwack …
