beat up vs thrash

thrash vs beat up

beat up is not a noun while thrash is a noun.

beat up and thrash both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beat up	No	No	Yes	No
thrash	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, thrash is a hyponym of beat up; that is, thrash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beat up:

beat up: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
thrash: give a thrashing to; beat hard

Other hyponyms of beat up include strong-arm, soak, pistol-whip, belabor, belabour, rough up, flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip, cane, flog, lambast, lambaste, kayo, knock cold, knock out, flail, lam, thresh, baste, batter, clobber, larrup, paddle, spank.

beat up (noun)	thrash (noun)
	a swimming kick used while treading water

beat up (verb)	thrash (verb)
gather	give a thrashing to; beat hard
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression	beat the seeds out of a grain
	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
	dance the slam dance
	move or stir about violently
	beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
	move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation

Difference between beat up and thrash

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