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thrash out en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) 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.
    • It's important to understand that all lesbians of color do not feel the same way on all issues. Thrashing things out is not divisive. It's respectful. 1989 April 15, Angela Bowen, “Towards a National Lesbian Conference”, in Gay Community News, page 3:

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thrashing out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
thrashed out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
thrashed out Tense=Past lexicographic
thrashes out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic