Thresh
11Thresh — Thrash Thrash, Thresh Thresh, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrashing}.] [OE. [thorn]reschen, [thorn]reshen, to beat, AS. [thorn]erscan, [thorn]rescan; akin to D. dorschen, OD. derschen, G. dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel.… …
12thresh — v. 1 tr. beat out or separate grain from (corn etc.). 2 intr. = THRASH v. 4. 3 tr. (foll. by over) analyse (a problem etc.) in search of a solution. Phrases and idioms: threshing floor a hard level floor for threshing esp. with flails. threshing… …
13Thresh — Thrash Thrash, Thresh Thresh, v. t. 1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently. [1913 Webster]… …
14thresh — verb Etymology: Middle English thresshen, from Old English threscan; akin to Old High German dreskan to thresh Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically; also to separate (seed) in this… …
15Thresh — Recorded in the spellings of Thresh and Thrush, this is a medieval English surname. It originates from the Olde English pre 7th century word prysce , meaning and pronounced thresh , and meaning thrush . As such it was a nickname probably for a… …
16thresh — UK [θreʃ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms thresh : present tense I/you/we/they thresh he/she/it threshes present participle threshing past tense threshed past participle threshed to separate the grain from the rest of a crop such… …
17thresh — /θrɛʃ / (say thresh) verb (t) 1. to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant, etc.) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine. 2. to beat as if with a flail. –verb (i) 3. to thresh wheat …
18thresh — thrash, thresh These words were once variants of the same word, but now have different spellings and pronunciations. To thrash is to beat (physically and metaphorically as in thrashing one s opponents), whereas to thresh is to separate grain …
19thresh — See thrash, thresh …
20thresh — verb Thresh is used with these nouns as the object: ↑barley, ↑corn, ↑wheat …
