The Clue
Whale (6 letter answer)
The Answer
THRASH
Tags
Notes
The answer THRASH is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 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!"