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па́лка — meaning in English

palka

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English meaning

  • baton noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
  • beater noun A kitchen tool used for mixing or whipping ingredients.
  • blackjack noun A short, heavy club with a flexible handle, used as a weapon.
  • club noun A group of people who join together for a shared interest or purpose, such as sport or recreation.
  • drumstick noun A stick used to strike a drum.
  • sap noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
  • wand noun A slender rod held in the hand, especially one used by a magician or as a symbol of authority.

Senses

па́лка is used for these senses in English:

  • baton (military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
  • baton (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
  • baton (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
  • beater (music) A stick used to play a percussion instrument.
  • club (countable, golf) An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
  • drumstick A stick used to play drums. [from 16th c.]
  • sap (countable, US, slang) A short wooden club; a leather-covered hand weapon; a blackjack.
  • stick A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.

baton — full definition

  1. noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
  2. noun A short rod passed from runner to runner in a relay race.

beater — full definition

  1. noun A kitchen tool used for mixing or whipping ingredients.
  2. noun Informally, an old, run-down car that still works.
  3. noun In a hunting party, a person employed to drive game toward the shooters.

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