| verb | move or stir about violently “The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed” |
| verb | move like a flail; thresh about “Her arms were flailing” |
| verb | beat the seeds out of a grain |
| verb | give a thrashing to; beat hard |
| thrash | noun | a swimming kick used while treading water |
| toss | noun | an abrupt movement |
| jactitation | noun | (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness |
| thrasher | noun | a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw |
| thresher | noun | a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw |
| threshing | noun | the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw |
| thrashing | noun | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
| flail | noun | an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing |