Associations to the word «Thresh»

Wiktionary

THRESH, verb. (transitive) (agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery.
THRESH, verb. (transitive) (literary) To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.
THRESH OUT, verb. Thrash out

Dictionary definition

THRESH, verb. Move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed".
THRESH, verb. Move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing".
THRESH, verb. Beat the seeds out of a grain.
THRESH, verb. Give a thrashing to; beat hard.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy