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- [thrash]
- /θræʃ/
- /θræʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thrash]
- /θræʃ/
Definitions of thrash word
- verb with object thrash to beat soundly in punishment; flog. 1
- verb with object thrash to defeat thoroughly: The home team thrashed the visitors. 1
- verb with object thrash Nautical. to force (a close-hauled sailing ship under heavy canvas) against a strong wind or sea. 1
- abbreviation THRASH thresh. 1
- verb without object thrash to toss, or plunge about. 1
- verb without object thrash Nautical. to make way against the wind, tide, etc.; beat. 1
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Origin of thrash
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English thrasshen, variant of thresshen to thresh
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Parts of speech for Thrash
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thrash popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
thrash usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thrash
verb thrash
- bam — a hoax, deception, cheating
- bamming — a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- batter — If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
noun thrash
- cat-o'-nine-tails — a rope whip consisting of nine knotted thongs, used formerly to flog prisoners
- goatskin — the skin or hide of a goat.
- leather — the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- whack — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
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