thrash

🇺🇸 /θræʃ/ 🇬🇧 /θræʃ/
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verb
R

to hit repeatedly as a punishment

My father used to thrash me if I got home late.

R

to move violently, often out of control

A whale was thrashing the water with its tail.

R

to easily defeat in a competition

Scotland thrashed England 5–1.

noun
R

a type of loud, energetic rock music

I love the raw energy of thrash music.

R

a lively social gathering with music and dancing

The thrash was so much fun, I didn't want it to end.

translation

v. to hit repeatedly as a punishment; to move violently, often out of control; to easily defeat in a competition
n. a type of loud, energetic rock music; a lively social gathering with music and dancing

Word Forms

3rd Present thrashes
Progressive thrashing
Past thrashed
Perfect thrashed
Plural thrashes