бичева́ть — meaning in English
bichevat
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English meaning
- chide verb To scold or express disapproval of someone, usually mildly.
- flagellate verb To hit someone with a whip.
- flog verb To whip or beat someone as a punishment.
- lash noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- pillory noun A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.
- 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
бичева́ть is used for these senses in English:
- chide (transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
- flagellate (transitive) To whip or scourge.
- flog (transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.
- lash (transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- pillory (transitive) To criticize harshly.
- whip (transitive) To hit with a whip.
flagellate — full definition
- verb To hit someone with a whip.
- verb To scold someone severely.
- verb (biology) Of sperm, to swing its tail from side to side.
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