thrash

1. a swimming kick used while treading water

Definition categories: act

1. give a thrashing to; beat hard

Similar word(s): flail, lam, thresh

Definition categories: contact, beat

2. move or stir about violently

- The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed

Definition categories: motion, agitate, shake

3. dance the slam dance

Similar word(s): mosh, slam

Definition categories: motion, dance

4. beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all

Definition categories: motion, beat, pound, thump

5. move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation

- The system is thrashing again!

Definition categories: motion, swap

6. beat the seeds out of a grain

Similar word(s): thresh

Definition categories: contact, beat

7. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Similar word(s): bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick

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