Sekirov Dictionary

thrash

/θɹæʃ/

verb 6
noun 4
forms 6
phrases 2

verb6

•
To beat mercilessly.
- But in the town it was well known, when they got home at night, their fat and psychopathic wives would thrash them within inches of their lives. — 1979
•
To defeat utterly.
- Pardew made five changes to the side that thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Wednesday - with players such as James Perch and Alan Smith given the chance to underline their case for a regular starting berth. — 2011
•
To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour.
- I rather would be Maevius, thrash for rhymes, / Like his, the scorn and scandal of the times. — 1690
In computer architecture, to cause or undergo poor performance of a virtual memory (or paging) system.
To thresh.
To extensively test a software system, giving a program various inputs and observing the behavior and outputs that result.

noun4

•
A beat or blow; the sound of beating.
- As he reeled on wide-braced legs, sobbing for breath, the jungle and the moon swimming bloodily to his sight, the thrash of bat-wings was loud in his ears. — 1934
Ellipsis of thrash metal.
(slang) A wild party.
•
The roar and smoke of a particularly powerful diesel engine.
- The private CHENGDE STEELWORKS Class SY / JS 2-8-2 total thrash, some double-heading/double-banking, then to YEBAISHOU where Class QJ 2-10-2 operate freight & some passenger China Rail services — 1998

forms

thrashed · thrasht · thrashing · thrashes · thrasheth · thrashest

Phrases with thrash

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