thrashing Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a sound defeat
trouncing; drubbing; whipping; slaughter; debacle; walloping.
noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
trouncing; whacking; drubbing; licking; lacing; beating.
verb give a thrashing to; beat hard
thrash; lam; thresh; flail.
verb move or stir about violently
thresh about; thrash about; convulse; jactitate; thresh; slash; toss; thrash.
- The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed
verb dance the slam dance
thrash; slam dance; slam; mosh.
verb beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
thrash.
verb move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
thrash.
- The system is thrashing again!
verb beat the seeds out of a grain
thrash; thresh.
verb beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
bat; lick; drub; clobber; thrash; cream.
- We licked the other team on Sunday!