thrash

nouns

a swimming kick used while treading water

thrash

is a part of

a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms

is a type of (narrower)

a movement of the legs in swimming

give a thrashing to; beat hard

flail, lam, thrash, thresh

is derived from

move or stir about violently

"The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss

dance the slam dance

mosh, slam, slam dance, thrash

beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all

thrash

is a type of (narrower)

move rhythmically

"Her heart was beating fast"

move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation

"The system is thrashing again!"

thrash

is a type of (narrower)

move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

beat the seeds out of a grain

thrash, thresh

is derived from

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

"We licked the other team on Sunday!"

bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash

is derived from