Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To discuss something so fully as to resolve a problem or conflict; to hammer out.

    They spent an afternoon on it, but thrashed out a solution in the end.

More definitions
  • discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement

Forms

thrashes out, thrashing out, thrashed out, thrashed out
Base formthrash out · to thrash out
3rd person singularthrashes out
Present participlethrashing out
Past simplethrashed out
Past participlethrashed out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theythrash out
he, she, itthrashes out

Past simpleLesson

all personsthrashed out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave thrashed out
he, she, ithas thrashed out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill thrash out

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement:hammer out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
thrallthrashthreadB2threadbarethreatB1
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