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Meanings of thrash in English

Portuguese
sovar
Catalan
crispar
Spanish
sacudir

Move or stir about violently.

      sovar
      Catalan
      estomacar

      Give a thrashing to; beat hard.

            estomacar
            Spanish
            slam

            Dance the slam dance.

                  slam

                  Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight.

                        Usage of thrash in English
                        1
                        Titus had one last thrash, one final attempt to pry himself free.
                        Heir of Fire
                        2
                        Either one of them could thrash half the police in New Orleans.
                        Her Weight in Gold
                        3
                        Henry: Kind of the reason why we like it, especially in thrash.
                        Radio NZ
                        4
                        With a strangled yell, I regain control of my body and thrash.
                        Hull zero three
                        5
                        Then he began to thrash around like a thresher in a barn.
                        Original Short Stories — Volume 13
                        6
                        There was a general agreement to thrash him after roll-call that afternoon.
                        Eric; Or, Little by Little
                        7
                        So the sower began to thrash him, and charged him to repeat:
                        More English Fairy Tales
                        8
                        Then the tramps got ready to jump on me and thrash me.
                        The High School Boys' Canoe Club
                        9
                        Dwight Gayle bags a hat-trick as Newcastle thrash sorry Birmingham Read more
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        I'd like nothing better than to thrash the life out of him.
                        Walter and the Wireless
                        11
                        He began to thrash, kicking the High Plains off to one side.
                        Under the dome: a novel
                        12
                        He announced that he would find the old man and thrash him.
                        The Perils of Pauline
                        13
                        She began to thrash, her body quaking as if covered with chills.
                        Succubi like it hot
                        14
                        Their branches began to thrash angrily and the wood creaked and groaned.
                        Maleficent
                        15
                        At this the doctor was ready to thrash him on the spot.
                        The Day of Wrath
                        16
                        I watched the wind-driven snow thrash from all directions, wave after wave.
                        Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
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