English noun: thrashing | |||
| 1. | thrashing (event) a sound defeat | ||
| Synonyms | debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, walloping, whipping | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, licking | ||
| 2. | thrashing (act) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||
| Synonyms | beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, trouncing, whacking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | corporal punishment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flagellation, flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping | ||