thrashing — ozdic

Collocations

7

1

(noun.) hitting

ADJ

good, sound

VERB + THRASHING

give

get

The team got a thrashing in the final match and finished last in the league.

deserve

2

(noun.) defeat

VERB + THRASHING

give

have, suffer, take

Our soccer team took a thrashing in the first half before improving later.

PREP

~ of

The home team's 7-1 thrashing of their rivals shocked everyone in the stadium.

Definitions

noun

1

Action of the verb to thrash.

the thrashings of a fish on a hook

2

A beating, especially a severe one.

3

A heavy defeat.

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

Excessive paging within virtual storage.

5

Slam dancing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blow

noun — a sound defeat

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

the thrashings of a fish on a hook

Wiktionary

02

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

Wiktionary

03

He gave me a thrashing.

Tatoeba · #5043026

04

Give him a good thrashing!

Tatoeba · #10221394

05

Martino was thrashing around.

Tatoeba · #11711000

06

I'm not turning in my homework tomorrow, so what if my parents give me a thrashing?

Tatoeba · #13807148

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, thrashing is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.