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• thresh — /thresh/, v.t. 1. 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. 2. to beat as if with a flail. v.i. 3. to thresh wheat, grain, etc. 4 …   Universalium

• thresh — [ θreʃ ] verb intransitive or transitive to separate the grain from the rest of a crop such as wheat using a tool or machine ╾ threshing noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• thresh — v. 1 tr. beat out or separate grain from (corn etc.). 2 intr. = THRASH v. 4. 3 tr. (foll. by over) analyse (a problem etc.) in search of a solution. Phrases and idioms: threshing floor a hard level floor for threshing esp. with flails. threshing… …   Useful english dictionary

• thresh — /θrɛʃ / (say thresh) verb (t) 1. to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant, etc.) by some mechanical means, as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine. 2. to beat as if with a flail. –verb (i) 3. to thresh wheat …  

• thresh — [[t]θrɛʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to separate the grain or seeds from (a cereal plant or the like), as by beating with a flail or by the action of a threshing machine 2) to beat as if with a flail 3) to thresh wheat, grain, etc 4) to deliver blows as if… …   From formal English to slang

• thresh — UK [θreʃ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms thresh : present tense I/you/we/they thresh he/she/it threshes present participle threshing past tense threshed past participle threshed to separate the grain from the rest of a crop such… …   English dictionary

• thresh — v 1. thrash, flail, separate the grain from the chaff; gin, seed, pit, remove the seeds from. 2. flog, lash, switch, birch, scourge, flagellate, Inf. lace; whip, horsewhip, curry, strap, cowhide, Inf. tan [s.o. s] hide; cane, bastinado, cudgel,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• thresh — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To free grain or seed from hulls] Syn. flail, tread, separate, winnow, sift, thrash, beat, garner; see also beat 2 . 2. [To chastise] Syn. trounce, whip, hit; see beat 2 , punish . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. beat,… …   English dictionary for students

• thresh — verb a) To separate the grain from the straw or husks by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery. b) To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub …   Wiktionary

• thresh — verb (I, T) to separate the grain from the rest of corn, wheat etc, by beating it with a special tool or machine thresher noun (C) compare thrash 2 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• The Hunger Games universe — is a dystopic society in which the The Hunger Games trilogy is set. It consists of the nation of Panem which is located in North America at least 100 years in the future and 75 years after a major war has taken place in that future. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia