1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thresh.

2. (a. & n.) from Thrash.

Waterloo assault bastinado basting battering battery beating belting buffeting caning castigation chastisement clubbing collapse conquering conquest corporal punishment cowhiding crash cudgeling deathblow debacle defeasance defeat destruction discipline disciplining downfall drubbing failure fall flagellation flailing flogging fustigation hammering hiding horsewhipping lacing lambasting lashing lathering licking mastery mauling overcoming overthrow overturn pasting pistol-whipping pounding punishment quietus rawhiding rout ruin scourging shellacking smash spanking strapping stripes subdual subduing subjugation swingeing switching tanning trimming trouncing truncheoning undoing vanquishment whipping