thrash meaning and definition

THRASH noun

Definition of thrash (noun)

1. a swimming kick used while treading water

THRASH verb

Definition of thrash (verb)

1. give a thrashing to; beat hard
   • synonyms: flail, lam, thresh
2. move or stir about violently
   • "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
   • synonyms: convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss
3. dance the slam dance
   • synonyms: mosh, slam, slam dance
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
   • synonyms: thresh
7. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
   • "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
   • synonyms: bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick