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- Dictionarythresh/θrɛʃ/
verb
- 1. separate grain from (corn or other crops), typically with a flail or by the action of a revolving mechanism: "machinery that can reap and thresh corn in the same process"
- 2. move violently; thrash: "a creature threshing in a net"
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Thresh is a verb that means to separate seed from a harvested plant mechanically or to strike repeatedly. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
Thresh means to remove the seeds of crop plants by hitting them, using either a machine or a hand tool. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of thresh with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Thresh means to separate the grain or seeds from a cereal plant by beating or machine. It can also mean to beat or strike something. Learn more about its usage, history and synonyms.
Thresh means to remove the seeds of crop plants by hitting them, using either a machine or a hand tool. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see translations and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Thresh means to separate grains of rice, wheat, etc. from the rest of the plant or to move or make something move violently. Learn how to use thresh in sentences, pronounce it and find synonyms.
Thresh means to beat or rub the stems of grain or cereal plants to separate the seeds from the straw. It can also mean to beat severely, thrash, or toss about. See synonyms, antonyms, translations, and usage examples.
Thresh means to beat or rub cereal plants to separate the grains from the husks and straw. It can also mean to beat or strike something or someone, or to toss and turn. See synonyms, pronunciation, grammar and idioms of thresh.
