thrash
th rash
- n a swimming kick used while treading water
- v give a thrashing to; beat hard
- v move or stir about violently
The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed - v dance the slam dance
- v beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
- v move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
The system is thrashing again! - v beat the seeds out of a grain
- v beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- Now emo is musically broad enough to include country, thrash, acoustic and traditional pop sounds (no rap emo yet).
- In Lucknow, one harried police inspector prefers more direct action: "I just take them to the lockup and thrash them.
- After watching a lobster thrash about as it was boiled alive at a grocery store, a British barrister devised a kinder way to kill crustaceans.