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thrashverb to defeat by a large marginthe incumbent has been thrashing his opponents for so long that there's never any real contest for the Senate seat annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, skunk, smoke(slang), smother, snow under, trim, tromp, trounce, wallop, wax(slang), whip, whomp, whop(or whap), whup sweep, upsetbeat, best, conquer, dispatch, hurdle, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), subdue, surmount, take, throw, triumph (over), win (against), worstcrush, knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, subjugate, upend, vanquishace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcendedge (out), nose out, pip(British)cap, excel, flourish, score, succeedbreak, destroy, do in, finish, sink, slaughter beat the pants off, eat alive, run circles around(or run rings around), wipe the floor with(or wipe the ground with) to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexiblethrashed the poor horse with a riding crop birch, cowhide, flagellate, flail, flog, hide, horsewhip, lash, leather, rawhide, scourge, slash, switch, tan, whale, whip knout, quirt, strapcutflick, touch upblackjack, cane, club, cudgel, fustigatepistol-whipbang, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clout, crack, cuff, hit, knock, lam, paste, punch, slap, slug, smack, smite, sock, spank, swat, swipe, thwack, wallop, whackbash, baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, bludgeon, buffet, bung, drub, fib(British), hammer, lace, lambaste(or lambast), lather, lick, mangle, maul, paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, rough, slate, slog, thresh, thump, tromp, whop(or whap), whup, work over to strike repeatedlythe tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage bash, baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, fib(British), flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste(or lambast), lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thresh, thump, tromp, wallop, whale, whip, whop(or whap), whup, work over assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whompblackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, fustigate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strapgore, lacerate, woundmaim, mangle, mutilate beat up on to make jerky or restless movementsin obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot fiddle, fidget, jerk, jig, jiggle, squiggle, squirm, thresh, toss, twist, twitch, wiggle, wriggle, writhe flit, flutter, twitterquake, quiver, shake, shiver, shudder, tremblepace relax, rest, unwindcalm (down), still swing, wave, flourish, brandish, thrash mean to wield or cause to move to and fro or up and down.swing implies regular or uniform movement.swing the rope back and forth wave usually implies smooth or continuous motion.waving the flag flourish suggests vigorous, ostentatious, graceful movement.flourished the winning lottery ticket brandish implies threatening or menacing motion.brandishing a knife thrash suggests vigorous, abrupt, violent movement.an infant thrashing his arms about in 1568 |