- thrash
- \ \ see THRESHOLD
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Thrash — Metal (englisch to thrash: dreschen/prügeln, oft auch fälschlich Trash Metal) entstand Anfang der 1980er Jahre als schnellere und extreme Spielart des Metal. Oftmals wird Thrash Metal als Verschmelzung der Energie und Geschwindigkeit des Hardcore … Deutsch Wikipedia
Thrash — metal Thrash metal Origines stylistiques Heavy metal traditionnel Speed metal Punk hardcore Origines culturelles … Wikipédia en Français
Thrash — may refer to:*Thrash (computer science), where increasing resources are used to do a decreasing amount of work *Thrash (mascot), mascot of the Atlanta ThrashersIn music: *Thrash metal, a subgenre of heavy metal music:*Crossover thrash, a subgenre … Wikipedia
thrash|er — thrash|er1 «THRASH uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that thrashes. 2. = thresher (def. 3). (Cf. ↑thresher) ╂[< thrash + er1] thrash|er2 «THRASH uhr», noun. any one of several long tailed North American birds related to the mockingbird, such as … Useful english dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thrash — [thrash] vt. [ME threschen < OE therscan, akin to Ger dreschen, to thresh < IE base * ter , to rub > THROW] 1. THRESH 2. to make move violently or wildly; beat [a bird thrashing its wings] 3. to give a severe beating to; flog 4. to… … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thrash — ► VERB 1) beat repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip. 2) move in a violent or uncontrolled way. 3) informal defeat heavily. 4) (thrash out) discuss frankly and thoroughly so as to reach a decision. ► NOUN 1) a violent or noisy movement of … English terms dictionary
thrash — /thrash/, v.t. 1. to beat soundly in punishment; flog. 2. to defeat thoroughly: The home team thrashed the visitors. 3. Naut. to force (a close hauled sailing ship under heavy canvas) against a strong wind or sea. 4. thresh. v.i. 5. to toss, or… … Universalium
thrash — thrash; thrash·er; … English syllables
thrash — thrash, thresh These words were once variants of the same word, but now have different spellings and pronunciations. To thrash is to beat (physically and metaphorically as in thrashing one s opponents), whereas to thresh is to separate grain … Modern English usage
