thrash

//θræʃ//
B2Frequency Level 11Neutral
Visual representation of thrash

Verb

thrashInfinitive
thrashPresent tense
thrashedPast tense
thrashedPast participle
thrashingPresent participle
thrashesThird-person singular
1

To beat or strike repeatedly and violently.

The angry farmer thrashed the wheat with a wooden stick.

2

To move wildly or violently, flailing about.

The fish thrashed wildly after being caught.

3

To defeat decisively or overwhelmingly in a competition or contest.

Our team thrashed the opponents 5-0 in the final match.

Noun

1

A violent or wild movement; a thrashing motion.

The fish gave a violent thrash before escaping the net.

2

A style of fast, aggressive heavy metal music.

He grew up listening to thrash in the 1980s.