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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
thresh
thresh [thresh threshes threshed threshing] BrE [θreʃ] NAmE [θreʃ] verb
1. transitive ~ sth to separate grains of rice, ↑wheat, etc. from the rest of the plant using a machine or, especially in the past, by hitting it with a special tool
2. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) to make, or cause sth to make, uncontrolled movements
Syn: ↑thrash
Derived Word: ↑threshing
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English therscan, later threscan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dorsen and German dreschen. Compare with ↑thrash.
Collocations:
Farming
Growing food and raising animals
plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley
grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit
plough/ (NAmE) plow land/a field
sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields
spread manure/fertilizer on sth
cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land
damage/destroy/lose your crop
ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes
press/dry/ferment grapes
grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat
raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs
raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep
kill/slaughter livestock
preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat
Modern farming
run a fish farm/an organic dairy
engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming
use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides
begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops
grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods
fund/invest in genetic engineering/research
improve/increase crop yields
face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages
label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)
eliminate/reduce farm subsidies
oppose/be against factory farming/GM food
promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming
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