v.
Pronunciation: ' thresh, ' thrash
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English thresshen, from Old English threscan; akin to Old High German dreskan to thresh
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically also : to separate (seed) in this way
2 : THRASH 4
3 : to strike repeatedly
intransitive verb
1 : to thresh grain
2 a : THRASH 2 b : THRASH 3