to thrash
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6.5
- verb
- /θræʃ/
- NSFW
- I'll thrash you within an inch of your life.
- thrash the guy
- father thrashed him
- thrash the boy
Examples
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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.
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Thrash them boys, thrash them.
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- I'll thrash you for that!
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I'll be forced to thrash you.
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My God, I'll thrash you myself!
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I'll thrash the devil out of you.
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I'll thrash you!
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After losing the game, he was determined to thrash his rival in the next competition.
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If you break the rules, I will thrash you as punishment.
Synonyms
451
4.1
To attack someone by hitting them again and again to hurt them
412
9.0
To beat or punish someone very badly
232
4.4
To hit something with a long thin object or move it quickly and forcefully
209
4.7
To attack someone physically or try to hurt them
183
3.5
To hit someone or something with an open hand
97
2.9
To hit someone or something very hard
54
9.9
To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them
46
6.7
Hit something many times, usually with your fists
43
7.3
To attack and hurt someone slightly to scare them
34
7.5
Hit something hard so it breaks or opens
33
8.8
To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club
32
7.7
To hit someone or something very hard many times
25
4.6
To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist
17
7.6
Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly
16
8.0
To attack violently, upset someone deeply or criticize them strongly
10
3.7
Hit someone or something very hard
5
9.8
Hit someone in the face very hard to hurt them
5
3.2
To hit something or someone hard and repeatedly
4
9.4
To work very hard or to threaten to hit someone
4
8.8
Hit a person's head very hard and cause serious injury
3
8.8
Hit someone hard as a punishment
2
7.0
To hit someone hard with a whip or rod
2
9.5
To hit someone repeatedly and very hard
2
9.9
To hit someone's face very hard to hurt them
2
8.6
To hit someone or something very hard and damage it
1
9.0
Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt
1
7.6
To hit someone or something many times violently
1
9.9
To hit someone or something very hard, often many times
1
9.9
To hit someone very hard or to shock someone very much
1
9.6
Hit someone many times so they become badly hurt
1
8.8
To hit someone many times with a stick
1
9.9
To hit someone as a punishment, for example by spanking
1
8.4
To beat someone with a whip or stick as punishment
Phrasal Verbs
How Hard
Surface Forms
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.