thrashed

Beaten very badly

Thrashed is the past tense of thrash, which means to beat violently or move wildly: The fish thrashed in the net.

To thrash someone in competition is to defeat them decisively: We got thrashed 7-0.

To thrash out a problem is to discuss it thoroughly until reaching resolution.

In computing, thrashing describes a system stuck in inefficient cycles, spending more time managing memory than doing useful work.

beaten

whipped

Struck repeatedly, or defeated

paddled · belted · strapped · switched · birched · battered · pummeled · struck · walloped · clobbered

defeated

vanquished

Defeated completely

clobbered · drubbed · walloped · demolished · annihilated · decimated · outplayed · outclassed · bested · whipped

music

metal

Hard conductive solid

mosh · headbang · shred · riffs · distortion · drumming · guitar · amplifier · slam · stage-dive

flailing

writhing

Twisting the body convulsively

tossing · jerking · spasming · twisting · squirming · gyrating · churning · wrestling · tossing and turning · kicking

overwhelmed

swamped

Overwhelmed beyond capacity

flooded · bombarded · overloaded · snowed under · buried · besieged · drowning · overrun · burdened · saturated

Categories
Opposites
competition outcome

thrasheddominated

Controlled or overpowered

crushed · demolished · routed · triumphed · annihilated

margin of victory/defeat

thrashededged out

close game · nipped · pipped · photo finish · nail-biter

physical treatment

thrashedcaressed

Touched with tenderness

coddled · pampered · cradled · embraced · comforted

Phrases
Family

thrash, thrashing, thrasher, thrashes, thrash out, thrash about

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG