I. thrash 1 /θræʃ/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: thresh ]
1 . [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to move or make something move from side to side in a violent or uncontrolled way
thrash about/around
The girl was thrashing about in the water.
Salmon thrash their tails and leap from the water.
2 . [transitive] to beat someone violently, especially in order to punish them:
My poor brother used to get thrashed for all kinds of minor offences.
3 . [transitive] informal to defeat someone very easily in a game:
Brazil thrashed Italy 5–0.
thrash something ↔ out phrasal verb
to discuss something thoroughly with someone until you find an answer, reach an agreement, or decide on something:
We still have to get together and thrash out the details.
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THESAURUS
▪ beat to get more points, votes etc than someone. Beat is used especially in spoken English:
We should have beaten them easily.
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I always beat my brother at tennis.
▪ defeat to beat someone. Defeat is more formal than beat and is used especially in writing:
England were defeated by 2 goals to 1.
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Bush defeated Kerry in the election.
▪ trounce /traʊns/ to defeat someone completely in a game:
They were trounced 20–0 by Kuwait.
▪ thrash British English informal , cream American English informal to beat someone very easily in a game:
Of course, they totally creamed the other team.
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I hope we thrash them!
▪ wipe the floor with somebody informal to beat someone completely in a game or argument:
She wiped the floor with her opponent in the debate.
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They won a £1,000 prize after wiping the floor with the opposition in a bowling competition.
II. thrash 2 BrE AmE noun
1 . [singular] a violent movement from side to side
2 . [uncountable] informal a type of loud fast ↑ rock music
3 . [countable] British English old-fashioned a loud noisy party