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Thrash

/θɹæʃ/

A beat or blow; the sound of beating.

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📖 Definitions of "Thrash"

noun

1
A beat or blow; the sound of beating.
2
Thrash metal

verb

1
To beat mercilessly.
2
To defeat utterly.
3
To thresh.
4
To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour.

🔄 Synonyms of "Thrash"

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
slamnoun	(transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
tossverb	To throw with an initial upward direction.
lickverb	(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
convulseverb	(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
threshverb	(transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
drubverb	To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.
slashnoun	A slashing action or motion:
lamnoun	(intransitive, dated, slang) To flee or run away.
clobberverb	(transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
batnoun	Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
flailnoun	(transitive) To wave or swing vigorously
moshnoun	(intransitive) To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements.
thrash aboutverb	to move unpredictably and often violently, usually unaware
thresh aboutverb	move or stir about violently
slam danceverb	Alternative form of slam-dance. [To dance in this style.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Thrash"

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Word	Definition
lamverb	(intransitive, dated, slang) To flee or run away.
clobberverb	(transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
slamverb	(transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
thrash aboutverb	to move unpredictably and often violently, usually unaware
tossverb	To throw with an initial upward direction.
slashverb	A slashing action or motion:
convulseverb	(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
flailverb	(transitive) To wave or swing vigorously
lickverb	(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.
threshverb	(transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
drubverb	To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.
slam danceverb	Alternative form of slam-dance. [To dance in this style.]
moshverb	(intransitive) To dance by intentionally jumping into and colliding with other, similarly behaving dancers, and performing other wild, aggressive, or spastic movements.
batverb	(transitive) To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
thresh aboutverb	move or stir about violently
larrupverb	(transitive) To beat or thrash.
wallopverb	(transitive) To strike heavily, thrash soundly.
whipverb	(transitive) To hit with a whip.
laceverb	(ergative) To fasten (something) with laces.
basteverb	(transitive) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.