взбу́чка — meaning in English
vzbuchka
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English meaning
- flak noun Anti-aircraft gunfire, or the guns that produce it.
- licking noun The act of passing the tongue over something.
- reprimand noun A formal, often stern rebuke for wrongdoing.
- spanking noun A punishment involving smacking someone, usually a child, on the buttocks.
- thrashing noun A severe beating.
Senses
взбу́чка is used for these senses in English:
- flak (figuratively, informal) Adverse criticism. [from 1963]
- licking (informal) A severe beating.
- reprimand A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
- spanking (countable) An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.
- thrashing A beating, especially a severe one.
- what for (idiomatic, colloquial, usually, with "give someone") An unspecified punishment or rebuke.
flak — full definition
- noun Anti-aircraft gunfire, or the guns that produce it.
- noun Harsh criticism or complaints.
licking — full definition
- noun The act of passing the tongue over something.
- noun A severe beating or defeat.