thrash with
Frequency: 6.01.1 per million words
hit sb many times with an object
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Examples (10)
- He thrashed the poor servant with his stick.
- The angry father thrashed his disobedient son with a belt.
- Guards often thrash prisoners with rubber hoses.
- She threatened to thrash the dog with a rolled-up newspaper if it didn't stop barking.
- The victim claimed he was thrashed with a metal chain.
- In some cultures, children are still thrashed with a switch for misbehavior.
- The farmer would thrash the stubborn mule with a heavy whip.
- Don't you dare thrash that child with your hand!
- He was known to thrash his opponents with a stick in street fights.
- After the escape attempt, the captors thrashed the prisoner with a thick rope.