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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  thrash
       
          To move wildly or violently, without accomplishing anything
          useful.  Paging or swapping systems that are overloaded
          waste most of their time moving data into and out of core
          (rather than performing useful computation) and are therefore
          said to thrash.  Thrashing can also occur in a cache due to
          cache conflict or in a multiprocessor (see ping-pong).
       
          Someone who keeps changing his mind (especially about what to
          work on next) is said to be thrashing.  A person frantically
          trying to execute too many tasks at once (and not spending
          enough time on any single task) may also be described as
          thrashing.
       
          Compare multitask.
       
          [{Jargon File]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Thrash \Thrash\, Thresh \Thresh\, v. t.
     1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the
        business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who
        thrashes well.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I rather would be M[ae]vius, thrash for rhymes,
              Like his, the scorn and scandal of the times.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Thrash \Thrash\, Thresh \Thresh\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Thrashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrashing.] [OE.
     [thorn]reschen, [thorn]reshen, to beat, AS. [thorn]erscan,
     [thorn]rescan; akin to D. dorschen, OD. derschen, G.
     dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. [thorn]reskja, Sw. tr["o]ska,
     Dan. t[ae]rske, Goth. [thorn]riskan, Lith. traszketi to
     rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, tresk' a crash,
     OSlav. troska a stroke of lighting. Cf. Thresh.]
     1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the
        straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the
        kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to
        thrash over the old straw.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The wheat was reaped, thrashed, and winnowed by
              machines.                             --H. Spencer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.
        [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  thrash vi. To move wildly or violently, without accomplishing anything
     useful. Paging or swapping systems that are overloaded waste most of
     their time moving data into and out of core (rather than performing
     useful computation) and are therefore said to thrash. Someone who keeps
     changing his mind (esp. about what to work on next) is said to be
     thrashing. A person frantically trying to execute too many tasks at once
     (and not spending enough time on any single task) may also be described
     as thrashing. Compare multitask.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Thrash \Thrash\, Thresh \Thresh\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Thrashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrashing.] [OE.
     [thorn]reschen, [thorn]reshen, to beat, AS. [thorn]erscan,
     [thorn]rescan; akin to D. dorschen, OD. derschen, G.
     dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. [thorn]reskja, Sw. tr["o]ska,
     Dan. t[ae]rske, Goth. [thorn]riskan, Lith. traszketi to
     rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, tresk' a crash,
     OSlav. troska a stroke of lighting. Cf. Thresh.]
     1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the
        straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the
        kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to
        thrash over the old straw.
  
              The wheat was reaped, thrashed, and winnowed by
              machines.                             --H. Spencer.
  
     2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Thrash \Thrash\, Thresh \Thresh\, v. t.
     1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the
        business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who
        thrashes well.
  
     2. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.
  
              I rather would be M[ae]vius, thrash for rhymes, Like
              his, the scorn and scandal of the times. --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  thrash
       n : a swimming kick used while treading water
       v 1: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: thresh, lam, flail]
       2: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed
          around in his bed" [syn: convulse, thresh, thresh
          about, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate]
       3: dance the slam dance [syn: slam dance, slam, mosh]
       4: beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until
          (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
       5: move data into and out of core rather than performing useful
          computation; "The system is thrashing again!"
       6: beat the seeds out of a grain [syn: thresh]
       7: beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the
          other team on Sunday!" [syn: bat, clobber, drub, lick]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thrash
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ξυλοφορτώνω, δέρνω
     2 συσπώμαι νευρωτικά, κοπανιέμαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thrash
     n.
     (lb en countable) A beat or blow; the sound of beating.
     vb.
     To beat mercilessly.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Thrash
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  thrash
     n.
     (lb en countable) A beat or blow; the sound of beating.
     vb.
     To beat mercilessly.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Thrash
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  thrash
     n.
     (lb en countable) A beat or blow; the sound of beating.
     vb.
     To beat mercilessly.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Thrash
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  thrash
     n.
     (lb en countable) A beat or blow; the sound of beating.
     vb.
     To beat mercilessly.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Thrash
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  thrash
     Englanti vb.
     1 hakata armotta, piestä (piiskalla, kepillä)
     2 (yhteys myös urheilu k=en) voittaa täydellisesti, kukistaa,
  murskata
     3 riuhtoa, sätkiä, pyristellä
     4 (yhteys maatalous historia arkikieli k=en) varstata, puida
     5 (yhteys ohjelmointi k=en) koeajaa ohjelmistoa
     6 (yhteys tietotekniikka k=en) haitata virtuaalimuistin toimintaa tai
  sivutusta

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  thrash /θɹˈaʃ/
  afros

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Thrash /θɹˈaʃ/
  التهيّج

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  thrash //θɹæʃ// 
  напердашвам, пребивам
  to beat mercilessly