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thresh
(thrĕsh)v. threshed, thresh·ing, thresh·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To beat the stems and husks of (grain or cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains or seeds from the straw.
b. To separate (grains or seeds) in this manner.
2. To discuss or examine (an issue, for example) repeatedly.
3. To beat severely; thrash.
v.intr.
1. To use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from straw.
2. To thrash about; toss.
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thresh
(θrɛʃ)vb
1. (Agriculture) to beat or rub stalks of ripe corn or a similar crop either with a hand implement or a machine to separate the grain from the husks and straw
2. (tr) to beat or strike
3. (often foll by: about) to toss and turn; thrash
n
(Agriculture) the act of threshing
[Old English threscan; related to Gothic thriskan, Old Norse thriskja; see thrash]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
thresh
(θrɛʃ)v.t.
1. to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like), as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine.
2. to beat as if with a flail.
v.i. 3. to thresh wheat, grain, etc.
4. to deliver blows as if with a flail.
n. 5. the act of threshing.
Sometimes, thrash. [before 900; Middle English threschen, thresshen, Old English threscan, c. Old High German drescan, Gothic thriskan; akin to Old Norse thriskja]
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thresh
Past participle: threshed
Gerund: threshing
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| Verb | 1. | thresh - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind" |
| 2. | thresh - move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing" | |
| 3. | thresh - beat the seeds out of a grain beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe" | |
| 4. | thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hard |
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thresh
verb2. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:
Informal: lambaste.
Slang: clobber.
Idiom: rain blows on.
3. To swing about or strike at wildly:
Idiom: toss and turn.
thresh out or over
To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about:
Slang: rap.
Idiom: go into a huddle.
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Translations
يَدْرُس الحِنْطَه
mlátit
tærske
csépelkicsépel
òreskja
kulti
kult
vymlátiť
harman dövmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
thresh
vti → dreschen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
thresh
(θreʃ) verb to beat (the stalks of corn) in order to extract the grain.
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