бия — meaning in English

English meaning

• batter verb To hit something or someone repeatedly and violently.
• beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
• chastise verb To criticise or scold someone sharply for something they did wrong.
• clobber verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
• fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
• hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
• lam verb To hit or beat someone hard.
• lash noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
• lather noun The foam created by mixing soap or shampoo with water.
• palpitate verb Of the heart, to beat unusually fast, hard or irregularly, so that you become aware of it.
• strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
• struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
• swish noun A soft rustling or hissing sound, often caused by quick movement through the air.
• switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
• toll noun A fee charged for using a road, bridge, or similar route.
• whale noun A very large sea mammal, related to dolphins, that breathes air through a blowhole.
• 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

бия is used for these senses in English:

• batter To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
• beat (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
• chastise (transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
• clobber (transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
• fight (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
• hit (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
• lam (slang) A flight or escape.
• lash (intransitive, of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.

batter — full definition

1. verb To hit something or someone repeatedly and violently.
2. noun A liquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk used in baking or to coat food before frying.
3. noun In cricket or baseball, the player at bat.

beat — full definition

1. verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
2. verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
3. noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
4. noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
5. adj Informal: completely exhausted.

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