thrash vs shell

shell vs thrash

thrash and shell both are nouns.

thrash and shell both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thrash	Yes	No	Yes	No
shell	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shell is a hypernym of thrash; that is, shell is a word with a broader meaning than thrash:

thrash: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
shell: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Other hypernyms of thrash include beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish.

thrash (noun)	shell (noun)
a swimming kick used while treading water	the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
	hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
	ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
	the housing or outer covering of something
	a very light narrow racing boat
	a rigid covering that envelops an object
	the exterior covering of a bird's egg
	the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
	the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

thrash (verb)	shell (verb)
give a thrashing to; beat hard	remove from its shell or outer covering
beat the seeds out of a grain	remove the husks from
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight	use explosives on
dance the slam dance	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
move or stir about violently	hit the pitches of hard and regularly
beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all	look for and collect shells by the seashore
move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation	fall out of the pod or husk
	create by using explosives

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