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- pronunciation:
- thresh
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- thresh out, thresh over
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
threshes, threshing, threshed |
| definition 1: |
to separate the grain from the chaff of (a cereal such as wheat).
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| definition 2: |
to beat with, or as though with, a flail.
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| related words: |
whip |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to separate grain from chaff with a flail or thresher.
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| phrase: |
thresh out, thresh over |
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