thrash

Definition

  • verb: to hit (someone or something) very hard with a stick, whip, etc.
  • verb: to separate the seeds of from the husks and straw by beating
  • synonyms: thresh

Examples

  • ('informal') Last week's game was a complete 'thrashing'.

  • They had a meeting to 'thrash out' their problems.

  • The shark swam away with a 'thrash' of its tail.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Now scram. What kind of a deal is that? lf they're mine, how come you keep them? Don't come back, or l'll thrash you! ''Shoot first, think later.'' ''This is no job for weaklings, traitorous dog.'' ''Hey, you! Dirty swine, hands off that gold!'' (..)
    1988 Cinema Paradiso