To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.
To violently toss the limbs about.
To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery.
To beat; to thrash; to whip; to lash.
To cut, especially to cut off a large portion.
A strike with the fist; a blow; a knock.
A large portion, slice or lump.