thresh

Verb
  1. Move or stir about violently (synset 201894785)
    "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
    is a type of: agitate, shake - move or cause to move back and forth
    subtypes: whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
    same as: convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh about, toss
  2. Move like a flail;
    Thresh about (synset 202098198)
    "Her arms were flailing"
    is a type of: beat, flap - move with a flapping motion
    same as: flail
  3. Beat the seeds out of a grain (synset 201419018)
    referred to in: agriculture, farming, husbandry - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    is a type of: beat - hit repeatedly
    same as: thrash
  4. Give a thrashing to;
    Beat hard (synset 201418847)
    is a type of: beat, beat up, work over - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
    same as: flail, lam, thrash
    verb group: bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

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