Main Entry: thresh

Pronunciation: \ˈthresh, ˈthrash\

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 repeatedlyintransitive verb 1 : to thresh grain
2 a : thrash 2 b : thrash 3