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piiskaus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • discipline noun The practice of training yourself or others to follow rules and control behaviour.
  • spanking noun A punishment involving smacking someone, usually a child, on the buttocks.

Senses

piiskaus is used for these senses in English:

  • discipline A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.

discipline — full definition

  1. noun The practice of training yourself or others to follow rules and control behaviour.
  2. noun A particular branch of knowledge or study.
  3. verb To train someone to behave in a controlled way, or to punish them for breaking rules.

spanking — full definition

  1. noun A punishment involving smacking someone, usually a child, on the buttocks.
  2. adjective Very fast, fresh, or impressively new (informal, as in "brand spanking new").

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