thrash

Meanings

• a swimming kick used while treading water
• give a thrashing to; beat hard
• move or stir about violently
  • "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
• dance the slam dance
• beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
• move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
  • "The system is thrashing again!"
• beat the seeds out of a grain
• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Synonyms

bat, clobber, convulse, cream, drub, flail, jactitate, lam, lick, mosh, slam, slam dance, slash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss