thrash

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /θræʃ/

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Verb

Plain form thrash

Third-person singular thrashes

Past tense thrashed

Past participle thrashed

Present participle thrashing

1. If you thrash someone or something, you beat it violently.

   She thrashed him across the head and shoulders.

   After cutting, the wheat had to be thrashed.

2. If you thrash a person, you defeat them.
   • Synonym: trounce

Related words

• thrasher