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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024thrash /θræʃ/USA pronunciation v. - [~ + object] to beat soundly in punishment;
flog. - to defeat thoroughly:[~ + object]Our team was thrashed by a score of 10-0.
- to plunge about wildly or violently:[no object]She was thrashing around in bed, having a terribly bad nightmare.
- thrash out or over, [~ + out/over + object] to talk over thoroughly to reach a decision or understanding:They decided to sit down and thrash out an agreement.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thrash (thrash),USA pronunciation v.t. - to beat soundly in punishment;
flog. - to defeat thoroughly:The home team thrashed the visitors.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto force (a close-hauled sailing ship under heavy canvas) against a strong wind or sea.
- thresh.
v.i. - to toss, or plunge about.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto make way against the wind, tide, etc.;
beat. - thresh.
- thrash out or over, to talk over thoroughly and vigorously in order to reach a decision, conclusion, or understanding;
discuss exhaustively.
n. - an act or instance of thrashing;
beating;
blow. - thresh.
- [Swimming.]the upward and downward movement of the legs, as in the crawl.
- British Termsa party, usually with drinks.
- Middle English thrasshen, variant of thresshen to thresh bef. 900
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged maul, drub. See beat.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thrash /θræʃ/ vb - (transitive) to beat soundly, as with a whip or stick
- (transitive) to defeat totally; overwhelm
- (intransitive) to beat or plunge about in a wild manner
- to sail (a boat) against the wind or tide or (of a boat) to sail in this way
- another word for thresh
n - the act of thrashing; blow; beating
- informal a party or similar social gathering
See also thrash outEtymology: Old English threscan; related to Old High German dreskan, Old Norse thriskja thresh /θrɛʃ/USA pronunciation v. - to separate the grain from (a cereal plant), as by beating with a tool: [~ + object]to thresh the wheat.[no object]spent all day in the fields threshing.
n. [countable] - the act of threshing.
Sometimes, thrash /θræʃ/USA pronunciation . thresh•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thresh (thresh),USA pronunciation v.t. - to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine.
- to beat as if with a flail.
v.i. - to thresh wheat, grain, etc.
- to deliver blows as if with a flail.
- thresh out or over. See thrash (def. 8).
n. - the act of threshing.
Also, thrash. - bef. 900; Middle English threschen, thresshen, Old English threscan; cognate with German dreschen, Gothic thriskan; akin to Dutch dorsen, Old Norse thriskja
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