thrash

C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement

US /θræʃ/ UK /θræʃ/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like thresh /ɛ/ vs /æ/

verb noun

Meanings

1

verb
to beat violently or move about wildly

The fish began to thrash the moment it was lifted from the net.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to beat violently or move... beat flail whip trounce flog writhe

Word family

Derived forms thrashingthrasher

Related forms thresh threshing

Etymology

A variant of thresh, from Old English therscan ('to beat grain, thresh'), from Proto-Germanic *threskana, from the Proto-Indo-European root *tere- ('to rub, turn').

therscan Old English *threskana Proto-Germanic *tere- Proto-Indo-European

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Verbs of Movement

# thrash

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** θræʃ
**IPA (UK):** θræʃ

## Meanings
1. to beat violently or move about wildly

## Examples
- The fish began to thrash the moment it was lifted from the net.

## Synonyms
- beat
- flail
- whip
- trounce
- flog
- writhe

## Derived Forms
- thrashing
- thrasher

## Related Forms
- thresh
- threshing

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: therscan
- Root: *threskana
- Root: *tere-

## Etymology
A variant of thresh, from Old English therscan ('to beat grain, thresh'), from Proto-Germanic *threskana, from the Proto-Indo-European root *tere- ('to rub, turn').

## AI Etymology
Thrash is a variant of thresh, from Old English therscan ('to beat grain, thresh'), from Proto-Germanic *threskana, from the Proto-Indo-European root *tere- ('to rub, turn'). Important recorded forms include therscan (Old English), *threskana (Proto-Germanic), and *tere- (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers to beat violently or move about wildly. The wider family includes derived forms such as thrashing and thrasher and related words such as thresh and threshing.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement

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