·vt & ·vi ·same·as Thrash.
II. Thresh ·vt Hence, to labor; to Toil; also, to move violently.
III. Thresh ·vt To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to Drub.
IV. Thresh ·vt To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well.
V. Thresh ·vt To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to thrash over the old straw.