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Dreschen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clobber verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
  • cornhusking noun The removal of the husk from corn (maize).
  • curry noun A dish, originally from South Asian cooking, made with a spiced sauce.
  • flail noun An old farming tool with a short swinging stick attached to a handle, used to beat grain loose from its husks.
  • thrash verb To beat someone severely, or to defeat an opponent decisively.
  • thresh verb To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.

Senses

Dreschen is used for these senses in English:

  • clobber (transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
  • cornhusking The removal of the husk from corn (maize).
  • curry (transitive) To beat, thrash; to drub.
  • flail (transitive) To thresh.
  • thrash To beat mercilessly.
  • thresh (transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.

clobber — full definition

  1. verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
  2. verb To overwrite data unintentionally, especially in computing.
  3. noun British informal term for clothing or belongings.

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