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thresh

/θrɛʃ/

Translations

threshverb

threshed

Past Simple

threshed

Past Participle

threshing

Gerund

/θrɛʃ/

колотитьО повторяющихся ударах; передаёт значение «бить, наносить удары подряд».

The boxer threshed his opponent with a series of rapid punches.

Боксёр колотил своего соперника серией быстрых ударов.

Farmers thresh the wheat to separate the grain from the chaff.

Фермеры молотят пшеницу, чтобы отделить зерно от мякины.

Additional translations

обмолачиватьО зерне; более точный и нейтральный сельскохозяйственный вариант.

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threshverb

To separate grain from a plant, typically by beating or using a machine.

Farmers used to thresh the wheat by hand before the invention of modern machinery.

To beat or strike repeatedly.

The boxer threshed his opponent with a series of rapid punches.

To discuss or examine a subject or problem thoroughly in order to resolve it; often used in the phrase "thresh out".

The committee threshed out the issues in a long meeting before reaching a consensus.