thrashing

• Nom désignant une défaite sévère dans une compétition ou un match, ou l'action de frapper ou de punir physiquement quelqu'un par des coups répétés.

A noun referring to a decisive defeat in a competition or contest, or the act of administering physical punishment with repeated strikes.

1. Sound defeatB2informal

   A decisive and overwhelming loss in a competition or contest.

   Défaite écrasante

   • The home team suffered a thrashing in the championship game.
   • After that thrashing, the coach decided to change the entire strategy.
   • The debate ended in a complete thrashing for the opposition.

   Synonymesbeatingdrubbinghammeringlickingrouttrouncingwallopingwhipping

   Antonymessuccesstriumphvictorywin

2. Corporal punishmentB2formal

   The act of beating someone repeatedly as a form of punishment.

   Correction corporelle par coups

   • In the past, thrashing was a common punishment in schools.
   • The prisoner received a severe thrashing for attempting to escape.
   • Historical records describe the thrashing of servants for minor offenses.

   Synonymesbeatingcaningdrubbingflogginglashingspankingwhipping

   Antonymescaresspraisereward

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de frapper ou battre à plusieurs reprises, ou encore un mouvement violent et désordonné.

A verb used to indicate the act of beating or striking repeatedly, or moving wildly and violently.

1. Beat or hit hardB2informal

   To strike someone or something repeatedly and violently.

   Frapper violemment et à répétition

   • The farmer thrashed the donkey for straying into the field.
   • He threatened to thrash the thief if he caught him again.
   • The waves thrashed against the rocky shore.

   Synonymesbatterbeatclobberdrubfloglashpoundpummelwallopwhip

2. Move violentlyB2formal

   To move or twist about in a wild, uncontrolled manner.

   se débattre violemment

   • The fish thrashed wildly in the net.
   • She thrashed around in her sleep, having a nightmare.
   • The injured animal thrashed on the ground in pain.

   Synonymesflailsquirmstrugglethreshtosstwistwigglewrithe

   Antonymescalmreststill

3. Dance the slam danceC1slang

   To dance in an aggressive, energetic style typical of punk or heavy metal concerts.

   Danser le slam

   • The crowd started to thrash as the band played their first song.
   • He loves to thrash at punk rock shows.
   • They were thrashing in the mosh pit all night.

   Synonymesmoshslamslam dance

4. Heart conditionC2formal

   To beat so fast that the heart's output drops, failing to pump blood effectively.

   Fibrillation ventriculaire / tachyarythmie inefficace

   • The patient's heart began to thrash due to the arrhythmia.
   • During the attack, his heart thrashed uncontrollably.
   • Doctors monitored the heart as it started to thrash.

5. Computer thrashingC2formal

   To move data into and out of core memory excessively, slowing down or halting useful computation.

   Battage (informatique)

   • The system started to thrash when too many programs were running.
   • Thrashing occurs when the computer runs out of RAM.
   • The server thrashed under the heavy load.

6. Thresh grainB2formal

   To beat the seeds out of a grain plant, such as wheat or barley.

   Battre le grain

   • Farmers used to thrash wheat by hand with a flail.
   • The machine thrashes the grain quickly and efficiently.
   • They thrashed the barley to separate the seeds from the stalks.

   Synonymesbeatflailthresh

7. Defeat thoroughlyB2informal

   To beat someone decisively in a competition or fight.

   Vaincre largement

   • Our team thrashed the opponents 5-0 in the final match.
   • He thrashed his rival in the boxing ring.
   • The champion thrashed all challengers easily.

   Synonymesclobbercrushdrubhammeroverwhelmpasteroutslaughtertrouncewallop

   Antonymeslosesubmitsurrenderyield

Variantes phrasalthrash out