Flail
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To beat using a flail or similar implement. To wave or swing vigorously To thresh.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
Thrash
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To beat mercilessly.To defeat utterly.To thresh.To extensively test a software system, giving a program various inputs and observing the behavior and outputs that result.In computer architecture, to cause poor performance of a virtual memory (or paging) system.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A beat or blow; the sound of beating.A particularly aggressive and intense form of heavy metal music with a focus on speed, technical precision, and alternate picking.