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Thresh Crossword Clue

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noun

• an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

verb

• give a thrashing to; beat hard

• move like a flail; thresh about

30%4 Thrash or thresh
noun

• a regular route for a sentry or policeman

• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

• a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

• the sound of stroke or blow

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• a regular rate of repetition

• a stroke or blow

• the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

adjective satellite

• very tired

verb

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

• hit repeatedly

• move rhythmically

• shape by beating

• make a rhythmic sound

• glare or strike with great intensity

• move with a thrashing motion

• sail with much tacking or with difficulty

• stir vigorously

• strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

• be superior

• avoid paying

• make a sound like a clock or a timer

• move with a flapping motion

• indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

• make by pounding or trampling

• produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

• strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

• beat through cleverness and wit

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• wear out completely

29%9 Man seeking apprentice, they say, to thresh crop
noun

• form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained

• white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times24 Sep 1989 Down 43
New York Times07 Mar 1986 Down 33
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