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бич — meaning in English

bich

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English meaning

  • lash noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
  • quirt noun A short riding whip made of braided leather.
  • scourge noun A whip, especially one with several lashes, historically used to punish or torture.
  • whip noun A flexible rod or braided cord, often of leather, used to strike an animal or person, or to make a sharp cracking noise.

Senses

бич is used for these senses in English:

  • lash The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
  • quirt A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
  • scourge (weaponry, chiefly, historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
  • whip A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.

lash — full definition

  1. noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
  2. noun A strike delivered with a whip, or the flexible cord of a whip itself.
  3. verb To hit hard with a whip or something similarly flexible.
  4. verb To tie something down tightly with rope or cord.

quirt — full definition

  1. noun A short riding whip made of braided leather.
  2. verb To strike with such a whip.

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