thresh

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Synonyms: thrash, thrush, teresh, threst

Antonyms: thrash, thrush, teresh, threst

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|agriculture}} To [[separate]] the [[grain]] from the [[straw]] or [[husk]]s ([[chaff]]) by mechanical beating, with a [[flail]] or [[machinery]], or by [[driving]] animals over them.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|literary}} To beat [[soundly]], usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to [[drub]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|literary}} To [[violently]] [[toss]] the [[limb]]s about.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|literary|usually with 'over'}} To [[belabor]]; to [[go over]] repeatedly, especially an [[argument]].
5. {{lb|en|nautical}} To [[drive]] through [[adverse]] conditions (wind, waves).

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