The meaning of Thrashed

verb

Destroy utterly; obliterate.

Usage examples:

A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all

verb

To destroy completely, leaving nothing

Usage examples:

The approaching tornado was annihilating everything in its path., the annihilation of smallpox is a…

verb

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

Usage examples:

If we were caught we were beaten

noun

A main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

Usage examples:

The glissando begins on the second beat

adjective

Short for beatnik.

noun

A strip of leather or other material worn, typically round the waist, to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons.

Usage examples:

He tightened his leather belt an extra notch

verb

Fasten with a belt.

Usage examples:

She belted her raincoat firmly

noun

A strip of leather or other material worn around the waist

Usage examples:

A black leather belt, the corn belt (= area known for growing corn), he belted the ball out of the …

adjective

Of the most excellent or desirable type or quality.

Usage examples:

The best midfielder in the country

adverb

To the highest degree; most (used with verbs suggesting a desirable action or state or a successful outcome).

Usage examples:

They named the pictures they liked best

noun

That which is the most excellent, outstanding, or desirable.

Usage examples:

Buy the best you can afford

noun

A slender hardy tree which has thin peeling bark and bears catkins. birch trees grow chiefly in northern temperate regions and yield hard, pale, fine-grained timber.

Usage examples:

Police want to identify areas where the western hemlock (tsuga heterophylla) and the birch tree gro…

verb

Beat (someone) with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment.

Usage examples:

The school would attempt to birch them into submission

noun

A tree with a smooth, often white bark (= outer covering), or the wood of this tree

noun

A whip with a long heavy lash.

Usage examples:

The fictional zorro may have defended himself with a long whip, but a bullwhip was not designed as …

verb

Strike or thrash with a bullwhip.

Usage examples:

He was suspected of bullwhipping a fellow to death

noun

The hollow jointed stem of a tall grass, especially bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem of a slender palm such as rattan.

Usage examples:

They brought the eggs back to constantinople in hollow canes.

verb

Beat with a cane as a punishment.

Usage examples:

Matthew was caned for bullying by the headmaster

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

Usage examples:

A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

Usage examples:

The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

verb

Flog (someone), either as a religious discipline or for sexual gratification.

Usage examples:

He flagellated himself with branches

noun

A protozoan that has one or more flagella used for swimming.

Usage examples:

In addition to the protozoan in figure 1.6, several other types were found, including amoebae, othe…

adjective

(of a cell or single-celled organism) bearing one or more flagella.

Usage examples:

Motile flagellate cells

verb

Beat (someone) with a whip or stick as a punishment.

Usage examples:

The men had been flogged and branded on the forehead

noun

An arduous climb or struggle.

Usage examples:

A long flog up the mountainside

verb

Beat with a whip, rod, or cane

idiom

Win a victory over

phrase

Gain an advantage over or defeat (someone) by superior strength or ability.

Usage examples:

No one has ever got the better of her yet

idiom

To defeat someone

Usage examples:

She played well, but her opponent got the better of her.

noun

A long whip used for driving and controlling horses.

Usage examples:

Vicious black-eyed figures in long dark cloaks with white neck collars and black horsewhips marshal…

verb

Beat (a person or animal) with a horsewhip.

Usage examples:

She would horsewhip them mercilessly

verb

To hit someone with a whip (= long, thin piece of leather, rope, etc.)

noun

A quick, sharp, sudden movement.

Usage examples:

He gave a sudden jerk of his head

verb

Move or cause to move with a jerk.

Usage examples:

The van jerked forward

verb

Season or marinate (meat or fish) in a blend of chilli, allspice, and other ingredients and barbecue it over a wood fire.

Usage examples:

If they didn't use pimento to jerk the chicken it's not the original jamaican jerk chicken

verb

Strike or beat with a whip or stick.

Usage examples:

They lashed him repeatedly about the head

noun

A sharp blow or stroke with a whip or rope.

Usage examples:

He was sentenced to fifty lashes for his crime

verb

A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

noun

A frothy white mass of bubbles produced by soap, washing powder, etc. when mixed with water.

Usage examples:

She rinsed off the lather and dried her hands

verb

Form or cause to form a lather.

Usage examples:

Soap will not lather in hard water

noun

A mass of small white bubbles produced esp. when soap is mixed with water

Usage examples:

[ i ] i lathered and shaved quickly.

verb

Pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it.

Usage examples:

He licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope

noun

An act of licking something with the tongue.

Usage examples:

Sammy gave his fingers a lick

verb

Pass the tongue over

verb

Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water.

Usage examples:

Floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses

noun

A thick, soft, moist substance typically produced by mixing dry ingredients with a liquid.

Usage examples:

Blend onions, sugar, and oil to a paste

verb

Coat with paste.

Usage examples:

When coating walls with fabric, paste the wall, not the fabric

noun

A thick, wet substance used for sticking things together, or any soft, wet mixture of powder and liquid

Usage examples:

Use paste, glue, or tape to attach the pictures., tomato paste, she pasted a heart onto the valenti…

noun

A disorderly retreat of defeated troops.

Usage examples:

The retreat degenerated into a rout

verb

Defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.

Usage examples:

In a matter of minutes the attackers were routed

verb

Cut a groove, or any pattern not extending to the edges, in (a wooden or metal surface).

Usage examples:

You routed each plank all along its length

noun

A whip used as an instrument of punishment.

Usage examples:

Begone, or shall i be required to chastise you with the whip and the scourge once more?

verb

Whip (someone) as a punishment.

Usage examples:

Our people did scourge him severely

noun

Someone or something that causes harm, evil, or destruction

Usage examples:

Smallpox, that scourge of previous generations, now is effectively extinct.

verb

Wriggle or twist the body from side to side, especially as a result of nervousness or discomfort.

Usage examples:

He looked uncomfortable and squirmed in his chair

noun

A wriggling movement.

Usage examples:

The toddler gave a sudden squirm

verb

To make twisting movements with the body, esp. because of embarrassment, pain, or excitement

Usage examples:

The kids squirmed in their chairs.

noun

A strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material, used to fasten, secure, or carry something or to hold on to something.

Usage examples:

Her bra strap

verb

Fasten or secure in a specified place or position with a strap.

Usage examples:

I had to strap the bag to my bicycle

verb

An elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

noun

A long, narrow band or strip differing in colour or texture from the surface on either side of it.

Usage examples:

A pair of blue shorts with pink stripes

verb

Mark with stripes.

Usage examples:

Her body was striped with bands of sunlight

adverb

Non-standard spelling of though (conjunction).

Usage examples:

The drinks were expensive, tho' the cocktail selection was good

conjunction

A non-standard spelling of though

verb

Throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually.

Usage examples:

Suzy tossed her bag on to the sofa

noun

An act or instance of tossing something.

Usage examples:

A defiant toss of her head

verb

Throw with a light motion

To move around restlessly while sleeping or trying to sleep

Usage examples:

I was tossing and turning all night.

verb

Defeat heavily in a contest.

Usage examples:

Essex trounced cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final

verb

Beat severely with a whip or rod

verb

To defeat a competitor by a large score

Usage examples:

The red sox trounced the yankees 12 to 1 in the first game.

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun

An act of twisting something around a stationary point.

Usage examples:

The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

verb

Cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape

verb

Give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Usage examples:

Her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered

noun

A short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.

Usage examples:

His mouth gave a slight twitch

verb

To make a short and sudden movement, or to cause part of your body to move suddenly

Usage examples:

[ i ] she saw his mouth twitch into a little smile that disappeared almost at once., she signalled …

noun

A strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for flogging or beating a person or for urging on an animal.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't be surprised if they walked around their office wearing tight leather and vinyl with whi…

verb

Short for whipper-in.

noun

An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash

adjective

Of the poorest quality or the lowest standard; least good or desirable.

Usage examples:

He was the company's worst driver

adverb

Most severely or seriously.

Usage examples:

Manufacturing and mining are the industries worst affected by falling employment

noun

The most serious or unpleasant thing that could happen.

Usage examples:

When i saw the ambulance outside her front door, i began to fear the worst

verb

Twist and turn with quick writhing movements.

Usage examples:

The puppy wriggled in his arms

noun

A wriggling movement.

Usage examples:

She gave an impatient little wriggle

verb

To make small quick movements with the body, turning from side to side

Usage examples:

[ i ] somehow he twisted himself about and wriggled free of farkas’s grip and danced away.