thrashing

(noun) a sound defeat. Synonyms: walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping.

(noun) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. Synonyms: beating, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking.

(verb) give a thrashing to; beat hard. Synonyms: thrash, thresh, lam, flail.

(verb) move or stir about violently. Synonyms: convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate. Example: "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed."

(verb) dance the slam dance. Synonyms: slam dance, slam, mosh, thrash.

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

(verb) move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation. Synonyms: thrash. Example: "The system is thrashing again!."

(verb) beat the seeds out of a grain. Synonyms: thrash, thresh.

(verb) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. Synonyms: cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick. Example: "We licked the other team on sunday!."