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thresh

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thresh  (thrsh)
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.

[Middle English thresshen, from Old English therscan; see ter-1 in Indo-European roots.]

thresh
Verb
1. to beat (stalks of ripe corn, rice, etc.), either with a hand tool or by machine to separate the grain from the husks and straw
2. thresh about to toss and turn [Old English therscan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
flap, beat - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"
3.thresh - beat the seeds out of a grain
farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
4.thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hard
beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
drub, lick, clobber, cream, bat, thrash - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
Translations
thresh [θrɛʃ] vt (AGR) → trillar

thresh [θrɛʃ] vt (Agr) → battre

thresh [θrɛʃ] vtdreschen

thresh [θrɛʃ] vt (AGR) → trebbiare

thresh
v thresh [θreʃ]
to beat (the stalks of corn) in order to extract the grain. dors يَدْرُس الحِنْطَه вършея (vy)mlátit tærske dreschen αλωνίζω trillar vilja peksma کوبیدن puida battre לָדוּש दौना, दौवना, गाहना vršiti, mlatiti (ki)csépel menebah þreskja battere 脱穀する 탈곡하다 kulti kult (labību) membanting dorsen treske młócić debulhar a treiera молотить (vy)mlátiť mlatiti vršiti tröska นวดข้าว harman dövmek 打穀(脫粒) молотити پيٹ کر غلہ نکالنا đập


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It is a blessed consolation to be able to lay the misdoubtings of our arrogant nature at the thresh old of the dwelling-place of the Deity, from whence they shall be swept away, at the great opening of the portal, like the mists of the morning before the rising sun.
They were able to thresh enough wheat to repay their debt of six hundred bushels and keep an additional three hundred of seed for the following year.
He could dig, and he could thresh, and everything to which he put his hand he did with a will.
 
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