сечь — meaning in English
sech
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English meaning
- flog verb To whip or beat someone as a punishment.
- hack verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
- hew verb To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
- lash noun A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- mow verb To cut grass or crops close to the ground.
- 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
сечь is used for these senses in English:
- flog (transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.
- hack (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner. [circa 12th c.]
- hew (ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
- lash (transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- mow (transitive) To cut down grass or crops.
- sich (historical) An administrative and military centre for the Zaporozhian and Danube Cossacks.
- whip (transitive) To hit with a whip.
flog — full definition
- verb To whip or beat someone as a punishment.
- verb To sell something, especially informally or cheaply.
- verb To use or promote something relentlessly.
hack — full definition
- verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
- verb To break into a computer system or account without authorization.
- verb To find a clever, often improvised shortcut for solving a problem.
- noun A clever shortcut, trick, or workaround.
- noun A skilled but unglamorous or uncreative worker, especially a writer or programmer producing mediocre work for hire.