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бой — meaning in English

boy

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English meaning

  • action noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
  • battle noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
  • beating noun The act of repeatedly striking someone or something.
  • brawl noun A rough, disorderly fight or argument, usually involving several people.
  • fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  • hiding noun The state of being concealed.
  • struggle verb To make a strong, difficult effort to do, achieve, or overcome something.
  • tussle noun A brief, rough physical struggle or fight.

Senses

бой is used for these senses in English:

  • action (military) Combat.
  • battle (military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
  • beating The pulsation of the heart.
  • brawl A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
  • caning A beating with a cane, especially as a form of punishment
  • fight A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
  • hiding (colloquial, figuratively, countable) A beating or spanking.
  • struggle (figurative) Strife, contention, great effort.

action — full definition

  1. noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
  2. noun Exciting or fast-paced activity, especially in a film or story.
  3. noun A formal legal proceeding; a lawsuit.
  4. noun The mechanism of a device, such as a firearm or musical instrument, that makes it work.

battle — full definition

  1. noun A fight between opposing armed forces, especially as part of a larger war.
  2. noun A prolonged, difficult struggle or contest of any kind.
  3. verb To fight or struggle against someone or something.

Related Bulgarian words