thresh

[ thresh ]

/ θrɛʃ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR thresh ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object)

to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine.

to beat as if with a flail.

verb (used without object)

to thresh wheat, grain, etc.

to deliver blows as if with a flail.

noun

the act of threshing.

Verb Phrases

thresh out / over thrash (def. 12).

Also thrash.

Origin of thresh

before 900; Middle English threschen, thresshen,Old English threscan; cognate with German dreschen,Gothic thriskan; akin to Dutch dorsen,Old Norse thriskja

OTHER WORDS FROM thresh

re·thresh, verb (used with object)un·threshed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH thresh

thrash, thresh

Words nearby thresh

three-wheeler, thremmatology, threnode, threnody, threonine, thresh, thresher, threshing machine, threshold, threshold agreement, threshold limit value

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Example sentences from the Web for thresh

Yet, though I thresh them all together, I cannot call them liars, either.
Faust|Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The farmer caught up a huge flail with which he was wont to thresh out his oats.
Hunted and Harried|R.M. Ballantyne
During the harvest the farmers dry and thresh out their crops in it.
Jerusalem Explored, Volume I--Text|Ermete Pierotti
That's where we thresh things out, and in this case there was no time to lose.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

Then we'll thresh them on the barn floor and it will be time soon, Hal, to husk your corn and bring in Aunt Lolly's pumpkins.
Daddy Takes Us to the Garden|Howard R. Garis

British Dictionary definitions for thresh

thresh

/ (θrɛʃ) /

verb

to beat or rub stalks of ripe corn or a similar crop either with a hand implement or a machine to separate the grain from the husks and straw

(tr) to beat or strike

(intr often foll by about) to toss and turn; thrash

noun

the act of threshing

Word Origin for thresh

Old English threscan; related to Gothic thriskan, Old Norse thriskja; see thrash

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	thresh
释义	thresh [ thresh ] / θrɛʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR thresh ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine. to beat as if with a flail. verb (used without object) to thresh wheat, grain, etc. to deliver blows as if with a flail. noun the act of threshing. Verb Phrases thresh out / over thrash (def. 12). Also thrash. Origin of thresh before 900; Middle English threschen, thresshen,Old English threscan; cognate with German dreschen,Gothic thriskan; akin to Dutch dorsen,Old Norse thriskja OTHER WORDS FROM thresh re·thresh, verb (used with object)un·threshed, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH thresh thrash, thresh Words nearby thresh three-wheeler, thremmatology, threnode, threnody, threonine, thresh, thresher, threshing machine, threshold, threshold agreement, threshold limit value Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thresh Yet, though I thresh them all together, I cannot call them liars, either. Faust\|Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe The farmer caught up a huge flail with which he was wont to thresh out his oats. Hunted and Harried\|R.M. Ballantyne During the harvest the farmers dry and thresh out their crops in it. Jerusalem Explored, Volume I--Text\|Ermete Pierotti That's where we thresh things out, and in this case there was no time to lose. Ancestors\|Gertrude Atherton Then we'll thresh them on the barn floor and it will be time soon, Hal, to husk your corn and bring in Aunt Lolly's pumpkins. Daddy Takes Us to the Garden\|Howard R. Garis British Dictionary definitions for thresh thresh / (θrɛʃ) / verb to beat or rub stalks of ripe corn or a similar crop either with a hand implement or a machine to separate the grain from the husks and straw (tr) to beat or strike (intr often foll by about) to toss and turn; thrash noun the act of threshing Word Origin for thresh Old English threscan; related to Gothic thriskan, Old Norse thriskja; see thrash Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to thresh assault, cane, castigate, slap, ram, bruise, spank, belabor, hammer, belt, pummel, pelt, cudgel, trounce, maltreat, swat, lambaste, flagellate, club, punish
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thresh

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Verb Phrases

Origin of thresh

OTHER WORDS FROM thresh

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH thresh

Words nearby thresh

Example sentences from the Web for thresh

British Dictionary definitions for thresh

verb

noun

Word Origin for thresh

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