бич — meaning in English
bich
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English meaning
- bane noun A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
- knout noun A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
- lash noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
- scourge noun A whip, especially one with several lashes, historically used to punish or torture.
- 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
бич is used for these senses in English:
- bane (countable) A cause of misery or ruin.
- knout A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.
- lash The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
- plague A widespread affliction, calamity, or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
- scourge (weaponry, chiefly, historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
- scourge A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
- swipple The part of a flail that is free to swing, and which strikes the grain in threshing.
- whip A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.