thrashed; thrashing; thrashes
1
a
: 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
3
a
: 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
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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Examples of thrash in a Sentence
Verb
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.
Noun
The shark swam away with a thrash of its tail.
Recent Examples on the Web
Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Lyon thrashed Benfica 4-1 in its second-leg, beating the Portuguese side 6-2 on aggregate.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
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Verb
Trump won the Republican vote in the rural north and west but was thrashed in metropolitan Milwaukee and Madison.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Lyon thrashed Benfica 4-1 in its second-leg, beating the Portuguese side 6-2 on aggregate.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Thrash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrash. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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