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.
Part of speech: noun
1 [U] a type of loud ROCK music
2 [C] (old-fashioned, informal) a party with music and dancing
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