thrash
/θɹæʃ/
noun
🇬🇧 UK
/θɹæʃ/
🇺🇸 US
/θɹæʃ/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A beat or blow; the sound of beating.
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Meaning 2 · noun
Thrash metal
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Meaning 3 · verb
To beat mercilessly.
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Meaning 4 · verb
To defeat utterly.
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Meaning 5 · verb
To thresh.
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Meaning 6 · verb
To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour.
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Meaning 7 · verb
To extensively test a software system, giving a program various inputs and observing the behavior and outputs that result.
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Meaning 8 · verb
In computer architecture, to cause poor performance of a virtual memory (or paging) system.
How this word is used
- Everyday “In everyday speech, people use “thrash” when they mean: a beat or blow; the sound of beating..”
- Academic “Scholars may discuss “thrash” carefully in formal writing.”
- Business “Teams often rely on clear use of “thrash” in professional communication.”
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