Thesaurus: thrash

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1. v. t. Alt. of Thresh
2. v. t. Alt. of Thresh
3. n. a swimming kick used while treading water
4. v. give a thrashing to; beat hard
5. v. move or stir about violently
6. v. dance the slam dance
7. v. beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
8. v. move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
9. v. beat the seeds out of a grain
10. v. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
11. 1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to thrash over the old straw. The wheat was reaped, thrashed, and winnowed by machines. H. Spencer. 2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub. 1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well. 2. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently. I rather would be Mævius, thrash for rhymes, Like his, the scorn and scandal of the times. Dryden.
12. n:7/v:93 n. a swimming kick used while treading water v. give a thrashing to; beat hard v. beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all v. move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation