The Clue
Beats soundly (8 letter answer)
The Answer
THRASHES
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Notes
The answer THRASHES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
THRASH as a noun:
1. a swimming kick used while treading water
THRASH as a verb:
1. (thrash, thresh, lam, flail) = give a thrashing to; beat hard
2. (convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate) = move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
3. (slam dance, slam, mosh, thrash) = dance the slam dance
4. beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
5. move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!"
6. (thrash, thresh) = beat the seeds out of a grain
7. (cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick) = beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"