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to thrash

to thrash

7 6.5
Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight
  • verb
  • /θræʃ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : dar una paliza a
  • I'll thrash you within an inch of your life.
  • thrash the guy
  • father thrashed him
  • thrash the boy

Examples

  • After another growl and a hateful glare all around, Buldram said, "I'll thrash him tomorrow, just before we leave."

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The coach told the players to thrash the opposing team in the final match.

  • Thrash them boys, thrash them.

  • - I'll thrash you for that!

  • I'll be forced to thrash you.

  • My God, I'll thrash you myself!

  • I'll thrash the devil out of you.

  • I'll thrash you!

  • After losing the game, he was determined to thrash his rival in the next competition.

  • If you break the rules, I will thrash you as punishment.

Synonyms

to beat up
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
271 4.1

To attack someone by hitting them again and again to hurt them

is broader, including hard beating as punishment or during fights
to smack
vsto thrash
164 3.5

To hit someone or something with an open hand

is about heavier, often repeated beating in punishment or fights
to whip
vsto thrash
133 4.4

To hit something with a long thin object or move it quickly and forcefully

is broader and not limited to strikes with a flexible lash
to assault
vsto thrash
126 4.7

To attack someone physically or try to hurt them

specifies physical hard beating as punishment or in fights
to bash
vsto thrash
  • NSFW
73 2.9

To hit someone or something very hard

focuses on hard beating usually in punishment or fighting situations
to bashing
vsto thrash
  • NSFW
57 3.2

To hit something or someone hard and repeatedly

is the active verb for hard beating used in fights or punishment
to beat the shit out of
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
53 9.9

To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them

is the general form for beating hard, not only extreme or vulgar expressions
to pummel
vsto thrash
46 6.7

Hit something many times, usually with your fists

is the general act of hard beating not tied to fists
to kick someone's ass
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
45 9.0

To beat or punish someone very badly

is focused on physically beating someone hard rather than defeat only
to rough up
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
35 7.3

To attack and hurt someone slightly to scare them

is stronger, involving harder beating often with severe injury
to bludgeon
vsto thrash
  • NSFW
23 8.8

To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club

is broader, covering hard beating without a heavy weapon
to clobber
vsto thrash
  • NSFW
19 7.7

To hit someone or something very hard many times

is about hard beating often meant as punishment or in fights
to slash
vsto thrash
  • NSFW
19 7.0

To hit someone hard with a whip or rod

is general, not restricted to beating with specific instruments
to assail
vsto thrash
  • Formal
16 8.0

To attack violently, upset someone deeply or criticize them strongly

is limited to physical hard beating, often for punishment or fights
to beat to a pulp
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
15 7.6

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly

is the general term for hard beating, not only extreme damage
to bash in
vsto thrash
  • NSFW
13 7.5

Hit something hard so it breaks or opens

is focused on hard beating used as punishment or in fights
to slug
vsto thrash
  • Informal
10 4.6

To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist

often implies repeated beating in punishment or fights rather than one blow
to flail
vsto thrash
  • NSFW
6 7.6

To hit someone or something many times violently

is about forceful beating used deliberately in fights or punishment
to strike hard
vsto thrash
3 3.7

Hit someone or something very hard

focuses on sustained hard beating rather than a single sharp blow
to beat the stuffing out of
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
1 9.0

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt

is about hard beating as punishment or in fights, not only defeat
to beat someone's brains out
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
1 9.4

To work very hard or to threaten to hit someone

refers specifically to hard beating used as punishment or in fights
to trounce
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
1 8.4

To beat someone with a whip or stick as punishment

is broader, meaning hard beating in fights or other punishments
to baste
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
1 9.5

To hit someone repeatedly and very hard

is the same idea but used generally for punishment or fight
to beat the daylights out of
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
1 8.6

To hit someone or something very hard and damage it

is about hard beating in punishment or fights rather than casual damage
to smash someone's face in
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
1 9.8

Hit someone in the face very hard to hurt them

is more general, covering beating of whole body not only face
to thresh
vsto thrash
  • NSFW
8.8

Hit someone hard as a punishment

is the same in meaning but appears as a different form
to lam
vsto thrash
  • Informal
9.9

To hit someone or something very hard, often many times

focuses on hard beating used as punishment or in fights
to lambast
vsto thrash
  • NSFW
8.8

To hit someone many times with a stick

is broader and not limited to a specific instrument
to beat the poop out of
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
9.6

Hit someone many times so they become badly hurt

focuses on hard beating used as punishment or during fights
to knock the living daylights out of
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
9.9

To hit someone very hard or to shock someone very much

is the neutral verb focusing on hard beating in punishment or fights
to smash the head
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
8.8

Hit a person's head very hard and cause serious injury

is broader, meaning hard beating of any target in punishment or fight
to bash someone's face in
vsto thrash
  • NSFW
9.9

To hit someone's face very hard to hurt them

is the general act of hard beating not limited to facial attacks
to larrup
vsto thrash
  • Offensive
9.9

To hit someone as a punishment, for example by spanking

is more general, used for strong beating in fights or punishment

Phrasal Verbs

to thrash out
  • Informal
2 5.3

To discuss a problem carefully to reach a solution or agreement

Move the body violently when in pain or fear

Talk about things fully to reach an agreement when people disagree

How Hard

to batter
187 3.5
to pummel
46 6.7
to thrash
  • NSFW
7 6.5
to beat
  • NSFW
1.2
to hit
1.0
to smack
164 3.5

Surface Forms

thrash infinitive
thrashed past
thrashed past participle
thrashing present participle
thrashes third person singular

Etymology

Thrash comes from an old English word that meant 'to beat grain', the same root as thresh, so to thrash someone is to beat them hard, like hitting to separate grain.