thresh

1. 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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub. Source: opted

3. v. t. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well. Source: opted

4. v. t. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently. Source: opted

5. v. t. & i. Same as Thrash. Source: opted

6. v. move or stir about violently Source: wordnet

7. v. move like a flail; thresh about Source: wordnet

8. v. beat the seeds out of a grain Source: wordnet

9. v. give a thrashing to; beat hard Source: wordnet

10. 1. 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. The wheat was reaped, thrashed, and winnowed by machines. H. Spencer. 2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub. 1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well. 2. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently. I rather would be Mævius, thrash for rhymes, Like his, the scorn and scandal of the times. Dryden. Same as Thrash. He would thresh, and thereto dike and delve. Chaucer. Source: webster

11. Same as Thrash.He would thresh, and thereto dike and delve. Chaucer. Source: adambom

12. v:100 v move or stir about violently v move like a flail; thresh about v beat the seeds out of a grain v give a thrashing to; beat hard Source: ecdict

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