Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flail | Yes | No | Yes | No |
thrash | Yes | No | Yes | No |
flail (noun) | thrash (noun) |
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an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing | a swimming kick used while treading water |
flail (verb) | thrash (verb) |
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give a thrashing to; beat hard | give a thrashing to; beat hard |
move like a flail; thresh about | 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 |