Definitions

thresh

[thresh] / θrɛʃ /

VERB

beat

Synonyms

STRONG

assail assault bang bash baste bat batter belabor belt box break bruise buffet cane castigate clout club collide crush cudgel drub flagellate flail flog hammer hit knock lambaste lash lick maltreat mash maul pelt pound pummel punch punish ram rap slap slug smack smash spank strike swat thrash thump thwack trounce wallop whale whip

WEAK

rain blows on

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment fail fix let go lose mend praise protect surrender tap

VERB

thrash

Synonyms

STRONG

batter belabor belt birch buffet bury cane chasten chastise clobber crush defeat flagellate flail flog jerk kill lambaste lick maul murder overwhelm paste pelt pitch pound pummel punish rout rush scourge seesaw slaughter spank stir strike surge tan toss trash trim trounce wallop wax whip writhe

WEAK

beat up tan one's hide toss and turn work over

Antonyms

STRONG

aid cheer comfort compliment encourage fail give up guard help inspirit let go lose praise protect surrender tap

Example Sentences

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We saw a pair of finger blades that Eristavi had used to thresh grain.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 22, 2019

Everywhere we went, we stopped to help women pick chiles or men thresh rice.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2015

Q: Does he thresh things out with you?

From US News • Jun. 5, 2015

Winter brought the people indoors to weave yarn into fabric, sew clothing, thresh grain, and keep the fires going.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Then, we came and gathered up what remained of the paddy and took it away to thresh and winnow.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya