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Meaning of 'thresh' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thresh [ v. t.]
- To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to thrash over the old straw.
- To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.
- To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well.
- Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.
2 . Thresh [ v. t. & i.]
- Same as Thrash.

Meaning of 'thresh' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thresh [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move like a flail; thresh about
Example in sentence:
  • Her arms were flailing
Meaning (2):
- move or stir about violently
Example in sentence:
  • The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed

Nearby Words:

thracian thrack thrackscat thraldom thrall thrall-less thrall-like thralldom thranite thrapple

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