THRESH
\θɹˈɛʃ], \θɹˈɛʃ], \θ_ɹ_ˈɛ_ʃ]\
Definitions of THRESH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.
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To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well.
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Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.
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Same as Thrash.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.
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To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well.
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Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.
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Same as Thrash.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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