thresh

θrɛʃ

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Definition of thresh - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

agriculture

tr./intr.

TECH.

separate grain from a plant using a machine or tool

tr./intr.

TECH.

Farmers thresh wheat in the autumn to collect the grains..

thresh out

winnow

punishment

tr.

Dated

beat soundly with a tool

tr.

Dated

The guard threshed the prisoner with a stick.

flail

lash

whip

movement

intr.

Rare

move violently or toss about

intr.

Rare

The fish threshed in the net.

flail

toss

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thresh about

move violently in an uncontrolled way

The fish threshed about in the net.

thresh out

talk about something to find a solution

They threshed out the problem until they found a solution.

Origin of thresh

Old English, þerscan (to thrash)

Examples of thresh in a sentence

Workers thresh the barley before storing it.
Farmers used to thresh grain with flails.
He threshed the wheat to separate the chaff.
The wind caused the branches to thresh wildly.
He threshed about in his sleep.

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French:battre, frapper, ...
German:dreschen, schlagen, ...
Italian:trebbiare, battere, ...
Spanish:desgranar, azotar, ...
Portuguese:debulhar, espancar, ...
Chinese:打谷, 狠打, ...
Japanese:脱穀する, 打ち据える, ...
Arabic:دَرَسَ, ضَرَبَ, ...
Hebrew:לִדְּוֹשׁ, לְהַכּוֹת, ...
Russian:молотить, избивать, ...
Ukrainian:молотити, бити, ...
Hindi:झाड़ना, पीटना, ...
Bengali:ধান মাড়াই করা, জোরে আঘাত করা, ...
Catalan:batre, apallissar, ...
Czech:mlátit, zmrskat, ...
Danish:tærske, tæve, ...
Dutch:dorsen, slaan, ...
Greek:αλωνίζω, χτυπώ, ...
Hungarian:csépelni, elnáspángolni, ...
Khmer:បោកស្រូវ, វាយដំយ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:타작하다, 때리다, ...
Persian:کوبیدن, کتک زد, ...
Polish:młócić, bić, ...
Portuguese (BR):debulhar, espancar, ...
Romanian:a treiera, a bate, ...
Swedish:tröska, slå, ...
Thai:นวดข้าว, ตี, ...
Turkish:harman dövmek, dövmek, ...
Vietnamese:đập lúa, đánh đập, ...

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