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thresh

DEFINITIONS OF: thresh

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v beat the seeds out of a grain

Synonyms:
thrash
Type of:
beat
hit repeatedly

v give a thrashing to; beat hard

Synonyms:
flail, lam, thrash
bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
Type of:
beat, beat up, work over
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

v move or stir about violently

Synonyms:
convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh about, toss
Types:
whip
thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
Type of:
agitate, shake
move or cause to move back and forth

v move like a flail; thresh about

Synonyms:
flail
Type of:
beat, flap
move with a flapping motion
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