thrash

Defeat with ease

Thrash means to beat violently or flail about.

You might thrash grain to separate it from chaff, thrash an opponent in competition, or thrash around in bed during a nightmare.

To thrash out a problem is to work through it vigorously until resolved.

Thrash is also a fast, aggressive style of heavy metal music characterized by rapid tempos and intense guitar work.

beating

pummel

Strike repeatedly with fists

  • wallopForceful strike or defeat
  • whipStrikes or aerates
  • flogBeat with a whip

lash · batter · pound · flail · clobber · maul · belt · whale · drub · birch

struggle

flail

Swing limbs erratically

toss · jerk · lurch · flounder · wriggle · twist · contort · spasm · tremble · shudder

metal

Metallica

Sandman's musical summoners

Sodom · Venom · Pantera · mosh · headbang · shred · riff · speed · aggressive · hardcore

grain

flail

Swing limbs erratically

sheaves · wheat · barley · oats · rye · grain · husk · straw · separating · beating

defeat

trounce

Defeat decisively

annihilate · decimate · destroy · obliterate · shellac · cream · stomp · massacre · dominate · humiliate

discuss

hash out

Discuss until resolved

hammer out · talk through · deliberate · resolve · settle · negotiate · iron out · sort out · air out

Categories
Opposites
physical movement intensity

thrashstill

Unmoving, or continuing

motionless · lie still · rest · relax · be still

violent action toward another

thrashcaress

Gentle loving touch

comfort · soothe · stroke · pet · protect

emotional/psychological treatment

thrashencourage

Urge forward with support

praise · cheer · support · commend · uplift

Phrases
Family

thrashing, thrashed, thrasher, thrashes, thrashings, thrash metal, thrash out, thrash about

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