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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 definition: 1. to remove the seeds of crop plants by hitting them, using either a machine or a hand tool 2. to…. Learn more.
How to use thresh in a sentence. to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically; also : to separate (seed) in this way; thrash; to strike repeatedly… See the full definition
Thresh definition: to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine. . See examples of THRESH used in a sentence.
To thresh is to harvest seeds from grain by beating or crushing it. Before the invention of machines to do this task, it took a huge amount of time to thresh grain by hand. To make this tedious task go faster, farmers used to thresh in groups, throwing threshing bees where neighbors worked together.
THRESH meaning: 1. to remove the seeds of crop plants by hitting them, using either a machine or a hand tool 2. to…. Learn more.
Definition of thresh verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. 1. to beat or rub stalks of ripe corn or a similar crop either with a hand implement or a machine to separate the grain from the husks and straw. 2. (transitive) to beat or strike. 3. (intransitive; often foll by about) to toss and turn; thrash. noun. 4. the act of threshing. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
1. (Agriculture) to beat or rub stalks of ripe corn or a similar crop either with a hand implement or a machine to separate the grain from the husks and straw. 2. ( tr) to beat or strike. 3. (often foll by: about) to toss and turn; thrash. n. (Agriculture) the act of threshing.
verb (used with object) to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine. to beat as if with a flail. verb (used without object) to thresh wheat, grain, etc. to deliver blows as if with a flail. noun. the act of threshing. Verb Phrases.
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