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Webster 1913 Edition


Thrashing

Thrash′ing

,
Adj.
&
Noun.
from
Thrash
,
Verb.
Thrashing floor
,
Threshing-floor
, or
Threshing floor
,
a floor or area on which grain is beaten out.
Thrashing machine
,
a machine for separating grain from the straw.

Webster 1828 Edition


Thrashing

THRASH'ING

,
ppr.
Beating out of the husk or off the ear; beating soundly with a stick or whip.

THRASH'ING

,
Noun.
The act of beating out grain with a flail; a sound drubbing.

Definition 2024


thrashing

thrashing

English

Verb

thrashing

  1. present participle of thrash

Noun

thrashing (plural thrashings)

  1. action of the verb to thrash
  2. a beating, especially a severe one
  3. A heavy defeat
    • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban (in The Guardian, 6 September 2013)
      Now Hodgson just has to work out a makeshift forward line against a Ukraine team who warmed up for Tuesday by doling out the obligatory thrashing to San Marino, knocking in four goals by half-time and another five in the second half.
  4. (computing) excessive paging within virtual storage
  5. (dance) slam dancing

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