thresh
thresh definition
thresh (t̸hres̸h)
transitive verb
- to beat out (grain) from its husk, as with a flail
- to beat grain out of (husks)
- to beat or strike as with a flail
Etymology: ME threschen: earlier form of thrash
intransitive verb
- to thresh grain
- to toss about; thrash
thresh Idioms
thresh out
thrash out (see phrase under thrash)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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