pałka — meaning in English
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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.
- bludgeon noun A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
- cattail noun A tall marsh plant of the genus Typha, with long flat leaves and a dense brown flower spike.
- cudgel noun A thick, heavy stick used as a weapon.
- stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
Senses
pałka 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.
- bludgeon A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
- cattail (US, historically, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire) Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
- cudgel A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
- stick A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
baton — full definition
- noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
- noun A short rod passed from runner to runner in a relay race.
bludgeon — full definition
- noun A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
- verb To hit someone repeatedly and violently with a heavy object.
- verb To force someone into doing something through pressure or intimidation.
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