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thresh
Overview of verb thresh
The verb thresh has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate -- (move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed")
2. flail, thresh -- (move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing")
3. thrash, thresh -- (beat the seeds out of a grain)
4. thrash, thresh, lam, flail -- (give a thrashing to; beat hard)
Grep of noun thresh
thresher
thresher's lung
thresher shark
threshing
threshing floor
threshing machine
threshold
threshold element
threshold function
threshold gate
threshold level
threshold operation
Antonyms of verb thresh
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb thresh
4 senses of thresh
Sense 1
convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
=> shake, agitate
=> move
Sense 2
flail, thresh
=> beat, flap
=> move
Sense 3
thrash, thresh
=> beat
=> strike
=> touch
Sense 4
thrash, thresh, lam, flail
=> beat, beat up, work over
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb thresh
1 of 4 senses of thresh
Sense 1
convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
=> whip
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb thresh
4 senses of thresh
Sense 1
convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
=> shake, agitate
Sense 2
flail, thresh
=> beat, flap
Sense 3
thrash, thresh
=> beat
Sense 4
thrash, thresh, lam, flail
=> beat, beat up, work over
'Cause To' of verb thresh
Derived Forms of verb thresh
1 of 4 senses of thresh
Sense 3
thrash, thresh
RELATED TO>(noun) thresher#1
=> thresher, thrasher, threshing machine
RELATED TO>(noun) threshing#1
=> threshing
Domain of verb thresh
1 of 4 senses of thresh
Sense 3
thrash, thresh
TOPIC>(noun) farming#1, agriculture#2, husbandry#1
Domain Terms of verb thresh
Familiarity of verb thresh
thresh used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb thresh
4 senses of thresh
Sense 1
convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
flail, thresh
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 3
thrash, thresh
EX: The fighter managed to thresh his opponent
Sense 4
thrash, thresh, lam, flail
EX: They want to thresh the prisoners
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb thresh
4 senses of thresh
Sense 1
convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
> shake, agitate
=> fluff up, plump up, shake up
=> fan
=> tremble
=> tremor, quake
=> palpitate
=> convulse
=> sparge
=> succuss, shake up
=> concuss
=> rattle
=> convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
=> jiggle, joggle, wiggle
Sense 2
flail, thresh
> beat, flap
=> flail, thresh
=> clap
Sense 3
thrash, thresh
> beat
=> full
=> beat
=> beetle
=> bastinado
=> deck, coldcock, dump, knock down, floor
=> whang
=> paste
=> thrash, thresh
=> hammer
Sense 4
thrash, thresh, lam, flail
> beat, beat up, work over
=> strong-arm
=> soak
=> pistol-whip
=> belabour, belabor
=> rough up
=> flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
=> cane, flog, lambaste, lambast
=> knock cold, knock out, kayo
=> thrash, thresh, lam, flail
=> clobber, baste, batter
=> spank, paddle, larrup
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb thresh
Sense 1
convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
=> shake, agitate
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Sense 2
flail, thresh
=> beat, flap
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Sense 3
thrash, thresh
=> beat
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Sense 4
thrash, thresh, lam, flail
=> beat, beat up, work over
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Grep of verb thresh
thresh
thresh about
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