thrash

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  1. transitive verb To beat with or as if with a flail, especially as a punishment. See Synonyms at beat.
  2. transitive verb To swing or strike in a manner suggesting the action of a flail: The alligator thrashed its tail.
  3. transitive verb To defeat utterly; vanquish.
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  • All she could do was scream and thrash, her free arm as useless as her legs. —  One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze
  • It filled him with a thrilling lightness of being when the fish began to thrash, then darted off into deeper water October The raygun's erstwhile chrome-plated shine had dulled with time. —  Asimov'sSF,June2008
  • The warrior would rage and thrash, then the scientist would write calculations on the wall. —  ARTEMIS FOWL is a child prodigy from Ireland who has dedicated his brilliant mind to criminal activities
  • The wind had quickened the fire and Zozobra ceased to thrash, abandoned by his manipulators, his eyes glowing green in his burning head and bits of flame already falling to the ground from limp skeletal arms. —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 04 - April 1994
  • Since thrash is a word the mistake would not be caught by the automatic spell check. —  Payson Roundup stories
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thresh ·  writhe ·  scaly ·  rustle ·  sinuous ·  shriek

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thrash:   thrashing ·  thrashed
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