| VERB | contact | thrash, thresh, lam, flail | give a thrashing to |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | thrash, convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate | move or stir about violently | |
| motion | thrash, slam dance, slam, mosh | dance the slam dance | |
| motion | thrash | beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all | |
| motion | thrash | move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation | |
| contact | thrash, thresh | beat the seeds out of a grain | |
| contact | thrash, cream, bat, clobber, drub, lick | beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | |
| NOUN | act | thrash | a swimming kick used while treading water |
| Sounds | thrae'sh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abash ... whiplash: 38 rhymes with aesh... | |
| Meaning | A swimming kick used while treading water. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | treading water | A stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms |
| Broader | swimming kick | A movement of the legs in swimming |
| Spanish | pataleo | |
| Verbs | thrash | move or stir about violently |
| Meaning | Give a thrashing to; beat hard. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to thrash the prisoners | |
| Synonyms | thresh, lam, flail | |
| Broader | beat, beat up, work over | Give a beating to |
| Similar to | cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick | Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight |
| Spanish | desgranar, zurrar | |
| Catalan | apallissar, estomacar | |
| Nouns | thrashing | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
| Meaning | Move or stir about violently. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" | |
| Synonyms | convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate | |
| Narrower | whip | thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash |
| Broader | shake, agitate | Move or cause to move back and forth |
| Spanish | acuchillar, agitar, convelerse, dar vueltas, moverse agitadamente, reducir, sacudirse, sacudir, trillar, vapulear | |
| Catalan | convulsar, crispar, remenar | |
| Nouns | thrash | a swimming kick used while treading water |
| Meaning | dance the slam dance. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue thrash | |
| Synonyms | slam dance, slam, mosh | |
| Broader | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | Move in a pattern |
| Spanish | bailar estilo mosh, bailar slam, slam | |
| Meaning | beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | beat, pound, thump | Move rhythmically |
| Meaning | Move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The system is thrashing again!" | |
| Broader | swap | Move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science |
| Meaning | Beat the seeds out of a grain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | thresh | |
| Category | farming, agriculture, husbandry | The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock |
| Broader | beat | hit repeatedly |
| Spanish | desgranar, trillar | |
| Catalan | trillar | |
| Nouns | thrasher | a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw |
| Meaning | Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to thrash his opponent | |
| Synonyms | cream, bat, clobber, drub, lick | |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Similar to | thrash, thresh, lam, flail | Give a thrashing to |
| Spanish | batear, moler | |
| Nouns | thrashing | a sound defeat |
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