Pronunciations (2)
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/θɹɛʃ/
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θɹɛʃ
Verb
To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
Usage- Transitive
To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them. To be so separated, or to be capable of being so separated.
Usage- Intransitive
- Transitive
- of a crop
To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.
Usage- Literary
- Transitive
To violently toss the limbs about.
Usage- Intransitive
- Literary
- Examples
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The jay fell all lopsidedly and threshing, as though it were having a fit. The ground killed it.
To belabor; to go over repeatedly, especially an argument.
Usage- Literary
- Transitive
- usually
- with 'over'
To drive through adverse conditions (wind, waves).
Verb
move or stir about violently
- Examples
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The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed
move like a flail; thresh about
- Synonyms
- Examples
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Her arms were flailing
beat the seeds out of a grain
- Synonyms
- Broader terms
give a thrashing to; beat hard