thrash
verb [T] (DEFEAT) /θræʃ/ informalDefinition
› to defeat someone very easily in a game or sports competition: We thrashed the visiting team 6–0.Winning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of thrash verb (DEFEAT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- annihilate verb
- bank verb (MONEY)
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- hammering noun (DEFEAT)
- move/go in for the kill idiom
- near thing noun
- outclass verb
- outmanoeuvre verb
- outpace verb
- overwhelm verb (FORCE)
- rout noun
- rout verb
- triumphal adjective
- triumphalism noun
- triumphant adjective
- trounce verb
- trouncing noun
- trouser verb
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Winning and defeating
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