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thrashing thrashing definition

thrashing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  thrash 
 
  1  of  7  senses  of  thrash 
 
  Sense  2 
  convulse,  thresh,  thresh  about  thrash,  thrash  about  slash,  toss 
  =>  whip 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  thrash 
 
  1  of  7  senses  of  thrash 
 
  Sense  2 
  convulse,  thresh,  thresh  about  thrash,  thrash  about  slash,  toss 
  =>  whip 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  thrash 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  thrash 
 
  7  senses  of  thrash 
 
  Sense  1 
  thrash,  thresh,  lam,  flail 
  =>  beat  beat  up 
 
  Sense  2 
  convulse,  thresh,  thresh  about  thrash,  thrash  about  slash,  toss 
  =>  shake,  agitate 
 
  Sense  3 
  slam  dance,  slam,  mosh,  thrash 
  =>  dance,  trip  the  light  fantastic 
 
  Sense  4 
  thrash 
  =>  beat  pound,  thump 
 
  Sense  5 
  thrash 
  =>  swap 
 
  Sense  6 
  thrash,  thresh 
  =>  beat 
 
  Sense  7 
  bat,  clobber,  drub,  thrash,  lick 
  =>  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  thrash 
 
  thrash  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  thrash 
 
  Sense  1 
  thrash,  thresh,  lam,  flail 
  =>  beat  beat  up 
 
  Sense  7 
  bat,  clobber,  drub,  thrash,  lick 
  =>  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  convulse,  thresh,  thresh  about  thrash,  thrash  about  slash,  toss 
  =>  shake,  agitate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  slam  dance,  slam,  mosh,  thrash 
  =>  dance,  trip  the  light  fantastic 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  thrash 
  =>  beat  pound,  thump 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  thrash 
  =>  swap 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  thrash,  thresh 
  =>  beat 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  thrashing 
  thrashing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  thrashing 
 
  The  noun  thrashing  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  thrashing,  walloping,  debacle,  drubbing,  slaughter,  trouncing,  whipping  --  (a  sound  defeat) 
  2.  beating,  thrashing,  drubbing,  lacing,  trouncing,  whacking  --  (the  act  of  inflicting  corporal  punishment  with  repeated  blows) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  thrash 
 
  The  verb  thrash  has  7  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  thrash,  thresh,  lam,  flail  --  (give  a  thrashing  to  beat  hard) 
  2.  (1)  convulse,  thresh,  thresh  about  thrash,  thrash  about  slash,  toss  --  (move  or  stir  about  violently;  The  feverish  patient  thrashed  around  in  his  bed") 
  3.  slam  dance,  slam,  mosh,  thrash  --  (dance  the  slam  dance) 
  4.  thrash  --  (beat  so  fast  that  (the  heart's)  output  starts  dropping  until  it  does  not  manage  to  pump  out  blood  at  all) 
  5.  thrash  --  (move  data  into  and  out  of  core  rather  than  performing  useful  computation;  of  overloaded  paging  systems;  "The  system  is  thrashing  again!") 
  6.  thrash,  thresh  --  (beat  the  seeds  out  of  a  grain;  in  agriculture) 
  7.  bat,  clobber,  drub,  thrash,  lick  --  (beat  thoroughly  in  a  competition  or  fight;  "We  licked  the  other  team  on  Sunday!") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  thrashing 
 
  The  adj  thrashing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  flailing,  thrashing  --  ((especially  of  limbs  or  tail)  waving  or  swinging  about  vigorously;  "trying  to  drive  insects  away  with  his  flailing  arms";  "the  aligator's  thrashing  tail") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  thrashing 
 
  1  sense  of  thrashing 
 
  Sense  1 
  flailing,  thrashing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  moving)  ->  nonmoving,  unmoving 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  thrashing 
 
  1  sense  of  thrashing 
 
  Sense  1 
  flailing,  thrashing 
  =>  moving  (vs.  nonmoving) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  thrashing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  thrashing 
 
  thrashing  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  thrashing 
  thrashing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  thrashing 
 
  The  noun  thrashing  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  thrashing,  walloping,  debacle,  drubbing,  slaughter,  trouncing,  whipping  --  (a  sound  defeat) 
  2.  beating,  thrashing,  drubbing,  lacing,  trouncing,  whacking  --  (the  act  of  inflicting  corporal  punishment  with  repeated  blows) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  thrash 
 
  The  verb  thrash  has  7  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  thrash,  thresh,  lam,  flail  --  (give  a  thrashing  to  beat  hard) 
  2.  (1)  convulse,  thresh,  thresh  about  thrash,  thrash  about  slash,  toss  --  (move  or  stir  about  violently;  The  feverish  patient  thrashed  around  in  his  bed") 
  3.  slam  dance,  slam,  mosh,  thrash  --  (dance  the  slam  dance) 
  4.  thrash  --  (beat  so  fast  that  (the  heart's)  output  starts  dropping  until  it  does  not  manage  to  pump  out  blood  at  all) 
  5.  thrash  --  (move  data  into  and  out  of  core  rather  than  performing  useful  computation;  of  overloaded  paging  systems;  "The  system  is  thrashing  again!") 
  6.  thrash,  thresh  --  (beat  the  seeds  out  of  a  grain;  in  agriculture) 
  7.  bat,  clobber,  drub,  thrash,  lick  --  (beat  thoroughly  in  a  competition  or  fight;  "We  licked  the  other  team  on  Sunday!") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  thrashing 
 
  The  adj  thrashing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  flailing,  thrashing  --  ((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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