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thrash

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[ US /ˈθɹæʃ/ ]
[ UK /θɹˈæʃ/ ]
VERB
  1. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
    We licked the other team on Sunday!
  2. beat the seeds out of a grain
  3. move or stir about violently
    The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed
  4. move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
    The system is thrashing again!
  5. beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
  6. dance the slam dance
  7. give a thrashing to; beat hard
NOUN
  1. a swimming kick used while treading water
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  • * Got my project 5.9, with a lot of thrash and inelegance. She's got to go away...
  • Right now it's pretty dry and thrashed from the stripping treatment, but I have expensive shampoo and conditioner, and the brutal hairdresser assured me that with patience and continued use my hair would work its way back to normal. Hair fix #3
  • You're likely to hear fragments of everything from classical masterpieces to thrash metal, from jazz licks to film music soundscapes.
  • Rick Rubin's severe, thrashing beat to proper effect; Hov courteously brought his instant-quotation A-game for his label founder's return to rap. NPR Topics: News
  • Anything that the dying republicans can do at this point, including thrashing around and digging up newt from the grave, while their Dear Leader’s days in office disappear after every sundown, they will do. House Republicans Continue Vacation Protest - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
  • Returned home he relates the incident, and only through his mother's intercession escapes a thrashing from his honest father, for telling a lie.
  • There are also elements of thrash metal, cock rock and pop punk.
  • If he calls her 'hussy' again I shall thrash him afterwards. Dame Care
  • Gomes said Atlantic City, which is being thrashed by out-of-state casinos, needs to lighten up. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
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