thrash C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement US /θræʃ/ UK /θræʃ/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like thresh /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Meanings 1 verb to beat violently or move about wildly The fish began to thrash the moment it was lifted from the net. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to beat violently or move... beatflailwhiptrounceflogwrithe Word family Derived forms thrashingthrasher Related forms threshthreshing Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # thrash **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **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 markdown