thrash

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 [VN] to hit a person or an animal many times with a stick, etc. as a punishment SYNBEAT 2 ~ (sth) (about / around) to move or make sth move in a violent or uncontrolled way: [V] Someone was thrashing around in the water, obviously in trouble. * The animal thrashed about in pain. * [VN] A whale was thrashing the water with its tail. * She thrashed her head from side to side. 3 [VN] (informal, especially BrE) to defeat sb very easily in a game: Scotland thrashed England 51. PHRASALVERBS thrash sth<->out to discuss a situation or problem thoroughly in order to decide sth: The details have not been thrashed out yet. noun 1 [U] a type of loud ROCK music 2 [C] (old-fashioned, informal) a party with music and dancing