(1):
(v. t.) 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.
(2):
(v. t.) To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.
(3):
(v. t.) Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.
(4):
(v. t.) To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well.
(5):
(v. t. & i.) Same as Thrash.