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

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