thrash
verb (used with object)
to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
thrashed
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past participleof thrash.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof thrash.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
thrashverb (used with object)to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
Example Sentences
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Gloucester thrashed a limp Harlequins at Kingsholm to go to the top of the early Prem standings.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
South Korea, who thrashed Bangladesh 5-0, looked confused as the incorrect national anthem was played.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Trade bible Variety called it a "lacerating portrait," while Deadline said the "damning" film had "thrashed" Musk as "petty, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, cruel."
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
When Broussard and his friend attempted to put Catzilla into the fishing basket, with the intention of then releasing it, the 50-pounder violently thrashed and slipped free.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
The angel was stretched across the ground at the river’s edge, holding on to something that thrashed in the raging current.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
