Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - thrash
Thrash
thrash
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. beat severely, esp. with a stick or whip. 2 tr. defeat thoroughly in a contest. 3 intr. (of a paddle wheel, branch, etc.) act like a flail; deliver repeated blows. 4 intr. (foll. by about, around) move or fling the limbs about violently or in panic. 5 intr. (of a ship) keep striking the waves; make way against the wind or tide (thrash to windward). 6 tr. = THRESH 1. --n. 1 an act of thrashing. 2 colloq. a party, esp. a lavish one. Phrases and idioms thrash out discuss to a conclusion. Derivatives thrashing n. Etymology: OE therscan, later threscan, f. Gmc
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I. verb Etymology: alteration of thresh Date: 1568 transitive verb to separate the seeds of from the husks and straw by beating ; thresh 1, 2. to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip ; flog, to defeat decisively or severely , to swing, beat, or strike in the manner of a rapidly moving flail , 4. to go over again and again , to hammer out ; forge , intransitive verb thresh 1, to deal blows or strokes like one using a flail or whip, to move or stir about violently ; toss about , see: swing II. noun Date: 1840 an act of ~ing, rock music (as heavy metal or punk rock) that is extremely fast and loud ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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