Synonyms for thresh

Most common

toss · slash · thrash about · convulse · drub

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.

2. v. 2

   To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them. To be so separated, or to be capable of being so separated.

Related words

Word family

threshel thresher threshing threshold

Forms

Past participle

threshed
e.g. threshed → thrashed, whipped, tossed, slashed…

Example sentences

• toss The coin toss decides who will kick off the match.
• slash The U.S. should slash its military budget in half.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

lam¹

4 letters

whip¹, toss¹, flog¹, drub¹

5 letters

slash¹, flail¹

6 letters

thrash¹

8 letters

convulse

9 letters

jactitate