Meaning & use
Thrash
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To beat or strike repeatedly and violently, to move about wildly, or to defeat an opponent decisively.
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The home team thrashed their rivals five goals to nil.
The fish thrashed wildly on the deck of the boat.
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Also names a fast, aggressive subgenre of heavy metal music, "thrash metal," which emerged in the early 1980s.
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2. noun
A fast, aggressive subgenre of heavy metal music.
The band's early albums are considered classics of thrash.
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