Thrash
verb
To hit something or someone repeatedly and violently.
He thrashed the thief with a stick.
Often appears as...
- thrash someone
- thrash something
verb
To move about violently or uncontrollably.
The fish thrashed in the net, trying to escape.
Often appears as...
- thrash about
- thrash around
verb
To defeat someone or something heavily in a competition.
Our football team thrashed the visitors 5-0.
Often appears as...
- thrash the opponent
- thrash the team
noun
A heavy defeat in a game or competition.
The match ended in a 7-2 thrash for our team.
Often appears as...
- suffer a thrash
- receive a thrash
noun
A type of fast, heavy rock music.
He is a big fan of thrash music.
Often appears as...
- play thrash
- listen to thrash
verb
To hit something or someone repeatedly and violently.
He thrashed the thief with a stick.
Often appears as...
- thrash someone
- thrash something
verb
To move about violently or uncontrollably.
The fish thrashed in the net, trying to escape.
Often appears as...
- thrash about
- thrash around
verb
To defeat someone or something heavily in a competition.
Our football team thrashed the visitors 5-0.
Often appears as...
- thrash the opponent
- thrash the team
noun
A heavy defeat in a game or competition.
The match ended in a 7-2 thrash for our team.
Often appears as...
- suffer a thrash
- receive a thrash
noun
A type of fast, heavy rock music.
He is a big fan of thrash music.
Often appears as...
- play thrash
- listen to thrash
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Pro Tip 1/3Violence Connotation
Implies strong violence, so use it to describe severe physical beatings, not gentle hits.
The hero thrashed the villain savagely.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Aggression
Use 'thrash' when describing someone hitting another person or object with force.
Angry protesters thrashed the statues.
Pro Tip 3/3Repeated Action
'Thrash' is used for repeated hitting, not a single strike.
She thrashed the cushion repeatedly in frustration.
Pro Tip 1/3Violence Connotation
Implies strong violence, so use it to describe severe physical beatings, not gentle hits.
The hero thrashed the villain savagely.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Aggression
Use 'thrash' when describing someone hitting another person or object with force.
Angry protesters thrashed the statues.
Pro Tip 3/3Repeated Action
'Thrash' is used for repeated hitting, not a single strike.
She thrashed the cushion repeatedly in frustration.
Pro Tip 1/3Violence Connotation
Implies strong violence, so use it to describe severe physical beatings, not gentle hits.
The hero thrashed the villain savagely.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Aggression
Use 'thrash' when describing someone hitting another person or object with force.
Angry protesters thrashed the statues.
Pro Tip 3/3Repeated Action
'Thrash' is used for repeated hitting, not a single strike.
She thrashed the cushion repeatedly in frustration.
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Why is ketchup so hard...
Way number if you push with a force below the threshold force eventually, the ketchup will start to flow. In this case, time, not force, is the key to releasing ketchup from its glassy prison. Alright, so, why does ketchup act all weird? Well, it's made from tomatoes, pulverized, smashed, thrashed,
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800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
was the curator at a wildlife park visiting an elephant orphanage in Kenya and hanging out with some amazing crocodiles and yes these jobs come with their occasional bumps and bruises like the time amount line gave me a pretty good thrashing but hey if it's your
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Macaroni Penguins Swim,...
you know it's not often you see something that raw and unfortunately whilst that little macaroni that was being thrashed around did manage to get away from the first seal it hasn't survived it's being eaten by a giant petrel and that's the circle of life the
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How America's First...
thrashing in the surf he was helped to shore but soon bled to death five days later up the coast another swimmer was attacked he too died soon after public attention and fear were fixed on this mysterious killer the next attacks were even more surprising
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The role of disruption...
deafening sound you look up massive boat propellers above your head of thrashing the water as you move down lower you see more and more of the oceans degradation you reach the coral it's dead but then a guide beckons you closer she holds her
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
to have a quick squeeze and to see if there's anything around and we haven't got too much on chair but we do have two hippos which is quite nice and like I said just just relaxing going about their day know thrashing in the water just yet I
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Shark Battleground: The...
surfers thrash through the waves to rescue Megan as soon as I saw the sucker shark and hit Megan and started paddling that direction I was afraid for myself and the other surfers I had no idea whether it was going to hit me or any of
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Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
will know that we love stories. Parasites invite us to resist the allure of obvious stories. Their world is one of plot twists and unexpected explanations. Why, for example, does this caterpillar start violently thrashing about
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Magnificent Whale...
this is the most incredible wildlife drama i think i've ever seen they're trying to freak it out and drive it out from where it from it's where it's hiding over here we've got one thrashing its
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Taming a Violent Animal...
we gotta get they have no idea that we're trying to help them blind kind of panic of screaming and thrashing and trying to get away
Video examples
Why is ketchup so hard...
Way number if you push with a force below the threshold force eventually, the ketchup will start to flow. In this case, time, not force, is the key to releasing ketchup from its glassy prison. Alright, so, why does ketchup act all weird? Well, it's made from tomatoes, pulverized, smashed, thrashed,
Video examples
800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
was the curator at a wildlife park visiting an elephant orphanage in Kenya and hanging out with some amazing crocodiles and yes these jobs come with their occasional bumps and bruises like the time amount line gave me a pretty good thrashing but hey if it's your
Video examples
Macaroni Penguins Swim,...
you know it's not often you see something that raw and unfortunately whilst that little macaroni that was being thrashed around did manage to get away from the first seal it hasn't survived it's being eaten by a giant petrel and that's the circle of life the
Video examples
How America's First...
thrashing in the surf he was helped to shore but soon bled to death five days later up the coast another swimmer was attacked he too died soon after public attention and fear were fixed on this mysterious killer the next attacks were even more surprising
Video examples
The role of disruption...
deafening sound you look up massive boat propellers above your head of thrashing the water as you move down lower you see more and more of the oceans degradation you reach the coral it's dead but then a guide beckons you closer she holds her
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
to have a quick squeeze and to see if there's anything around and we haven't got too much on chair but we do have two hippos which is quite nice and like I said just just relaxing going about their day know thrashing in the water just yet I
Video examples
Shark Battleground: The...
surfers thrash through the waves to rescue Megan as soon as I saw the sucker shark and hit Megan and started paddling that direction I was afraid for myself and the other surfers I had no idea whether it was going to hit me or any of
Video examples
Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
will know that we love stories. Parasites invite us to resist the allure of obvious stories. Their world is one of plot twists and unexpected explanations. Why, for example, does this caterpillar start violently thrashing about
Video examples
Magnificent Whale...
this is the most incredible wildlife drama i think i've ever seen they're trying to freak it out and drive it out from where it from it's where it's hiding over here we've got one thrashing its
Video examples
Taming a Violent Animal...
we gotta get they have no idea that we're trying to help them blind kind of panic of screaming and thrashing and trying to get away
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Quote examples
Butch Trucks
American Musician
A lot of these guys come up and say, 'Man, you were my influence, the way you thrashed the drums.' They don't seem to understand I was thrashing in order to hear what I was playing. It was anger, not enjoyment - and painful.
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Jeff Lynne
British Musician
When you do a song new live on stage, it's kind of a bit weird until it gets worn in, you know, like oiled up a bit. It's still a little bit stiff until you really thrashed at it for a few weeks.
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Ivan Moody
American Musician
Bands like Metallica never sat around and said, 'We're speed metal,' or 'We're thrash metal.' If it feels good at the end of the day, to me, that's metal.
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Josh Holloway
American Actor
I was doing a lot of boxing through 'Lost,' thrashing a bag at least three days a week. If I had shirtless scenes, I'd do it six days a week.
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Steve Prefontaine
American Athlete
If I want to go to Europe and get thrashed by the Europeans, that's my business. Every race I lose I learn from and get tougher.
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Paul Graham
English Scientist
If you really understand something, you can say it in the fewest words, instead of thrashing about.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Russian Statesman
But life is a great school. It thrashes and bangs and teaches you.
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Nita Strauss
American Musician
And I was a kid from L.A. and I just wanted to play thrash metal.
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Ty Segall
American Musician
I like thrash metal and black metal, stuff like that.
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Imelda May
Irish Musician
Thrashing about on stage is my exercise for the day!
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Butch Trucks
American Musician
A lot of these guys come up and say, 'Man, you were my influence, the way you thrashed the drums.' They don't seem to understand I was thrashing in order to hear what I was playing. It was anger, not enjoyment - and painful.
Quote examples
Jeff Lynne
British Musician
When you do a song new live on stage, it's kind of a bit weird until it gets worn in, you know, like oiled up a bit. It's still a little bit stiff until you really thrashed at it for a few weeks.
Quote examples
Ivan Moody
American Musician
Bands like Metallica never sat around and said, 'We're speed metal,' or 'We're thrash metal.' If it feels good at the end of the day, to me, that's metal.
Quote examples
Josh Holloway
American Actor
I was doing a lot of boxing through 'Lost,' thrashing a bag at least three days a week. If I had shirtless scenes, I'd do it six days a week.
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Steve Prefontaine
American Athlete
If I want to go to Europe and get thrashed by the Europeans, that's my business. Every race I lose I learn from and get tougher.
Quote examples
Paul Graham
English Scientist
If you really understand something, you can say it in the fewest words, instead of thrashing about.
Quote examples
Nikita Khrushchev
Russian Statesman
But life is a great school. It thrashes and bangs and teaches you.
Quote examples
Nita Strauss
American Musician
And I was a kid from L.A. and I just wanted to play thrash metal.
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Ty Segall
American Musician
I like thrash metal and black metal, stuff like that.
Quote examples
Imelda May
Irish Musician
Thrashing about on stage is my exercise for the day!
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