Thrash (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Jactitate
• Thresh About
• Slash
• Thrash About
• Convulse
• Toss
• Thresh

Hypernyms

• Shake
• Agitate

Hyponyms

• Whip

Related Words

• Thrash (noun)

Meaning ²

Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Clobber
• Cream
• Lick
• Drub
• Bat

Hypernyms

• Shell
• Beat Out
• Beat
• Crush
• Vanquish

Related Words

• Thrashing (noun)

Meaning ³

Give a thrashing to; beat hard.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Lam
• Flail
• Thresh

Hypernyms

• Work Over
• Beat Up

Related Words

• Thrashing (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Dance the slam dance.

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Slam Dance
• Mosh
• Slam

Hypernyms

• Dance
• Trip The Light Fantastic Toe
• Trip The Light Fantastic

Meaning ⁵

Beat the seeds out of a grain.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Thresh

Related Words

• Thrasher (noun)

Meaning ⁶

Beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all.

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

• Pound
• Thump

Meaning ⁷

Move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.