| Main Entry: |
thresh |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
beat |
Synonyms: |
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, rain blows on, ram, rap, slap, slug,
smack*,
smash, spank,
strike, swat,
thrash, thump, thwack, trounce, wallop, whale,
whip
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| Notes: |
trash means to beat, defeat, or move violently; thresh means to separate seeds of grain from husks by beating |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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