Origin of thrash

before 900; Middle English thrasshen, variant of thresshen to thresh

synonym study for thrash

1. See beat.

OTHER WORDS FROM thrash

un·thrashed, adjective well-thrashed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH thrash

thrash thresh

British Dictionary definitions for thresh out (1 of 2)

thresh out

verb

another term for thrash out

British Dictionary definitions for thresh out (2 of 2)

thrash
/ (θræʃ) /

verb

noun

the act of thrashing; blow; beating
informal a party or similar social gathering
See also thrash out

Word Origin for thrash

Old English threscan; related to Old High German dreskan, Old Norse thriskja