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Definition of thrashing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

thrashing

noun
 
/ˈθræʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈθræʃɪŋ/
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  1. an act of hitting a person or an animal very hard, especially with a stick
    • to give somebody/get a thrashing
    • He got a sound thrashing once his father found out.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • good
    • sound
    verb + thrashing
    • give
    • get
    • deserve
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  2. (informal) a severe defeat in a game
    • The team suffered a 4-0 thrashing on Sunday.
    • Richmond clinched promotion with a 50-3 thrashing of Roundhay.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + thrashing
    • give
    • suffer
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