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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THRASH, v.t.
1. To beat out grain from the husk or pericarp with a flail; as, to thrash wheat, rye or oats.
2. To beat corn off from the cob or spike; as, to thrash maiz.
3. To beat soundly with a stick or whip; to drub.
THRASH, v.i. To practice thrashing; to perform the business of thrashing; as a man who thrashes well.
1. To labor; to drudge.
I rather would be Mevius, thrash for rhymes,
Like his, the scorn and scandal of the times--

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a swimming kick used while treading water v
1: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: thrash, thresh, lam, flail]
2: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" [syn: convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate]
3: dance the slam dance [syn: slam dance, slam, mosh, thrash]
4: beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
5: move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!"
6: beat the seeds out of a grain [syn: thrash, thresh]
7: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" [syn: cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: alteration of thresh Date: 1568 transitive verb 1. to separate the seeds of from the husks and straw by beating ; thresh 1 2. a. to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip ; flog b. to defeat decisively or severely <thrashed the visiting team> 3. to swing, beat, or strike in the manner of a rapidly moving flail <thrashing his arms> 4. a. to go over again and again <thrash the matter over inconclusively> b. to hammer out ; forge <thrash out a plan> intransitive verb 1. thresh 1 2. to deal blows or strokes like one using a flail or whip 3. to move or stir about violently ; toss about <thrash in bed with a fever> Synonyms: see swing II. noun Date: 1840 1. an act of thrashing 2. rock music (as heavy metal or punk rock) that is extremely fast and loud

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. beat severely, esp. with a stick or whip. 2 tr. defeat thoroughly in a contest. 3 intr. (of a paddle wheel, branch, etc.) act like a flail; deliver repeated blows. 4 intr. (foll. by about, around) move or fling the limbs about violently or in panic. 5 intr. (of a ship) keep striking the waves; make way against the wind or tide (thrash to windward). 6 tr. = THRESH 1. --n. 1 an act of thrashing. 2 colloq. a party, esp. a lavish one. Phrases and idioms: thrash out discuss to a conclusion. Derivatives: thrashing n. Etymology: OE therscan, later threscan, f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Thrash Thrash, Thresh Thresh, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrashing.] [OE. [thorn]reschen, [thorn]reshen, to beat, AS. [thorn]erscan, [thorn]rescan; akin to D. dorschen, OD. derschen, G. dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. [thorn]reskja, Sw. tr["o]ska, Dan. t[ae]rske, Goth. [thorn]riskan, Lith. traszketi to rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, tresk' a crash, OSlav. troska a stroke of lighting. Cf. Thresh.] 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Thrash Thrash, Thresh Thresh, v. t. 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 M[ae]vius, thrash for rhymes, Like his, the scorn and scandal of the times. --Dryden.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(thrashes, thrashing, thrashed) 1. If one player or team thrashes another in a game or contest, they defeat them easily or by a large score. (INFORMAL) Second-placed Rangers thrashed St Johnstone 5-nil. = hammer VERB: V n amount, also V n 2. If you thrash someone, you hit them several times as a punishment. 'Liar!' Sarah screamed, as she thrashed the child. 'You stole it.' VERB: V n 3. If someone thrashes about, or thrashes their arms or legs about, they move in a wild or violent way, often hitting against something. You can also say that someone's arms or legs thrash about. Many of the crew died a terrible death as they thrashed about in shark-infested waters... Jimmy collapsed on the floor, thrashing his legs about like an injured racehorse. VERB: V adv/prep, V n adv/prep 4. If a person or thing thrashes something, or thrashes at something, they hit it continually in a violent or noisy way. ...a magnificent paddle-steamer on the mighty Mississippi, her huge wheel thrashing the muddy water... Three shaggy-haired men thrash tunelessly at their guitars. VERB: V n, V at n 5. see also thrashing

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Thresh. 2. Drub, maul, pommel, beat, flog, bruise, thwack, wallop.

Moby Thesaurus

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