thresh meaning and definition

THRESH verb

Definition of thresh (verb)

1. move or stir about violently
   • "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
   • synonyms: convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh about, toss
2. move like a flail; thresh about
   • "Her arms were flailing"
   • synonyms: flail
3. beat the seeds out of a grain
   • synonyms: thrash
4. give a thrashing to; beat hard
   • synonyms: flail, lam, thrash