Meaning of THRASHING
| Pronunciation: | | 'thrashing
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- [n] the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
- [n] a sound defeat
- [adj] (especially of limbs or tail) waving or swinging about vigorously; "trying to drive insects away with his flailing arms"; "the aligator's thrashing tail"
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| | Synonyms: | | beating, debacle, drubbing, drubbing, flailing, lacing, moving, slaughter, trouncing, trouncing, walloping, whacking, whipping |
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| | See Also: | | corporal punishment, defeat, flagellation, flogging, lashing, licking, tanning, whipping | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Thrash"ing\,
a. & n. from {Thrash}, v.
{Thrashing floor}, {Threshing-floor}, or {Threshing floor}, a
floor or area on which grain is beaten out.
{Thrashing machine}, a machine for separating grain from the
straw.
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| | Definition: | | thrash |
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