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Meaning of THRESH

Pronunciation:  thresh

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  give a thrashing to; beat hard
  2. [v]  beat the seeds out of a grain; in agriculture
  3. [v]  move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
  4. [v]  move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
 
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 Synonyms: convulse, flail, flail, jactitate, lam, slash, thrash, thrash, thrash about, thresh about, toss
 
 See Also: agitate, beat, beat, beat up, flap, shake, whip, work over

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Thresh\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Threshed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Threshing}.]
Same as {Thrash}.
      He would thresh, and thereto dike and delve. --Chaucer.
 
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