v. 25B6; verb
she thrashed him across the head and shoulders : HIT, beat, strike, batter, thump, hammer, pound, rain blows on; assault, attack; cudgel, club, birch; informal wallop, belt, bash, whack, thwack, clout, clobber, slug, tan, biff, bop, sock, beat the living daylights out of, give someone a good hiding.
(informal) Newcastle were thrashed 81. : See trounce .
he was thrashing around in pain : FLAIL, writhe, thresh, jerk, toss, twist, twitch.
25A0; thrash something out
it's better if we can thrash out our difficulties first : RESOLVE, settle, sort out, straighten out, iron out, clear up; talk through, discuss, debate, air, ventilate.
they tried to thrash out an agreement : WORK OUT, negotiate, agree on, bring about, hammer out, produce, effect.