1 [usually in singular] a violent or noisy movement of beating or thrashing:the thrash of the waves
informal a fast and exciting motor race or other sporting event:crews assembled in Richmond town square to tackle the 120-mile thrash
2British informal a party, especially a loud or lavish one:Henry’s charity ball had been one hell of a thrash
3a short, fast, loud piece or passage of rock music:after all those twelve-bar thrashes, my fingers were blistered
(also thrash metal) [mass noun] a style of fast, loud, harsh-sounding rock music, combining elements of punk and heavy metal: [as modifier]:a grungy thrash band
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1beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip:she thrashed him across the head and shoulders
hit (something) hard and repeatedly:the wind screeched and the mast thrashed the deck
2 [no object] move in a violent and convulsive way:he lay on the ground thrashing around in pain [with object]:she thrashed her arms, attempting to swim
(thrash around) struggle in a desperate or unfocused way to do something:two months of thrashing around on my own have produced nothing
[no object, with adverbial of direction] informal move in a fast or uncontrolled way:I wrench the steering wheel back and thrash on up the hill
3 informal defeat heavily in a contest or match:I thrashed Pete at cards [with object and complement]:Newcastle were thrashed 8-1 by the Czech team
thrash something out
discuss something frankly and thoroughly, especially to reach a decision:it is essential that conflicting views are heard and thrashed out
