treascair, v.t. & i. (pres. -craíonn, vn. ~t, pp. -artha). Knock down; overthrow, vanquish; lay low, prostrate. Duine a threascairt le buille, to knock s.o. down with a blow. Mart a threascairt, to fell an ox. Ag ~t na gcoillte, levelling the forests. Treascraíodh go talamh é, he was dashed to the ground. Treascraíodh an marcach dá each, the rider was thrown heavily from his horse. Threascair an stoirm na barra, the storm flattened the crops. Tír a threascairt, to overthrow a country. An namhaid a threascairt, to vanquish the enemy. Threascair an saol iad, the world subdued them. Threascair siad a seolta, they struck sail. Tá sé treascartha le fiabhras, he is stricken with fever.