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.
To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.
To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who thrashes well.
Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.
move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
beat the seeds out of a grain
give a thrashing to; beat hard
To beat the stems and husks of grain or cereal plants with a machine to separate the grains and seeds.
A term used by seed professionals to describe the process of separating seeds from chaff.
to beat out a grain or seed from a stalk by treading, rubbing or striking with a flail, or with a machine