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thrall /θrɔː l/ N‑UNCOUNT If you say that someone is in thrall to a person or thing, you mean that they are completely in their power or are greatly influenced by them. [FORMAL ] □ [+ to ] He is not in thrall to the media. □ [+ of ] Tomorrow's children will be even more in the thrall of the silicon chip.

thrash /θræ ʃ/ (thrashes , thrashing , thrashed )

1 VERB If one player or team thrashes another in a game or contest, they defeat them easily or by a large score. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n amount] The team thrashed their opponents 5-nil. [Also V n]

2 VERB If you thrash someone, you hit them several times as a punishment. □ [V n] The school has dismissed the teacher, who is said to have thrashed pupils with sticks.

3 VERB If someone thrashes about , or thrashes their arms or legs about , they move in a wild or violent way, often hitting against something. You can also say that someone's arms or legs thrash about . □ [V adv/prep] Many of the crew died a terrible death as they thrashed about in shark-infested waters. □ [V n adv/prep] Jimmy collapsed on the floor, thrashing his legs about like an injured racehorse.

4 VERB If a person or thing thrashes something, or thrashes at something, they hit it continually in a violent or noisy way. □ [V n] …a magnificent paddle-steamer on the mighty Mississippi, her huge wheel thrashing the muddy water. □ [V + at ] Three shaggy-haired men thrash tunelessly at their guitars.

5 → see also thrashing

▸  thrash out

1 PHRASAL VERB If people thrash out something such as a plan or an agreement, they decide on it after a great deal of discussion. □ [V P n] The foreign ministers have thrashed out a suitable compromise formula. [Also V n P ]

2 PHRASAL VERB If people thrash out a problem or a dispute, they discuss it thoroughly until they reach an agreement. □ [V P n] …a sincere effort by two people to thrash out differences. [Also V n P ]

thrash|ing /θræ ʃ I ŋ/ (thrashings )

1 N‑COUNT If one player or team gives another one a thrashing , they defeat them easily or by a large score. [INFORMAL ] □  Can the New Zealand bowlers fight back after their thrashing at Christchurch?

2 N‑COUNT If someone gives someone else a thrashing , they hit them several times as a punishment. □  If Sarah caught her, she would get a thrashing.

3 → see also thrash

thread /θre d/ (threads , threading , threaded )

1 N‑VAR Thread or a thread is a long very thin piece of a material such as cotton, nylon, or silk, especially one that is used in sewing. □  …a tiny Nepalese hat embroidered with golden threads.

2 N‑COUNT The thread of an argument, a story, or a situation is an aspect of it that connects all the different parts together. □  The thread running through many of these proposals was the theme of opportunity.

3 N‑COUNT A thread of something such as liquid, light, or colour is a long thin line or piece of it. □ [+ of ] A thin, glistening thread of moisture ran along the rough concrete sill.

4 N‑COUNT The thread on a screw, or on something such as a lid or a pipe, is the raised spiral line of metal or plastic around it which allows it to be fixed in place by twisting. □  The screw threads will be able to get a good grip.

5 N‑COUNT On the internet, a thread is a series of messages from different people about a particular subject. □  I saw the post but I didn't read the thread below it.