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сты́чка — meaning in English

stychka

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English meaning

  • bicker verb To argue repeatedly over small, unimportant things.
  • clash noun A loud, jarring sound made when hard objects strike together.
  • confrontation noun A tense, face-to-face clash or argument between people.
  • encounter verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
  • engagement noun A formal agreement to marry, or the period before a wedding.
  • fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  • fray verb To wear away at the edges through rubbing, so that threads separate.
  • melee noun A confused, chaotic fight or struggle involving a group of people at close quarters.
  • rumble noun A deep, continuous, low sound, like distant thunder.
  • scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
  • scuffle noun A brief, disorganized fight or struggle at close quarters.
  • skirmish noun A short fight between small groups, usually part of a bigger conflict.
  • tiff noun A minor argument or quarrel.
  • tussle noun A brief, rough physical struggle or fight.

Senses

сты́чка is used for these senses in English:

  • bicker (countable) A skirmish; an encounter.
  • clash A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
  • confrontation A conflict between armed forces.
  • encounter A hostile, often violent meeting; a confrontation, skirmish, or clash, as between combatants.
  • engagement (countable, uncountable) In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
  • fight An occasion of fighting.
  • fray (countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.
  • melee Lively contention or debate, skirmish.

bicker — full definition

  1. verb To argue repeatedly over small, unimportant things.
  2. noun A petty, ongoing squabble or argument.

clash — full definition

  1. noun A loud, jarring sound made when hard objects strike together.
  2. noun A serious disagreement, fight, or conflict between people or groups.
  3. verb To disagree or fight, often heatedly.
  4. verb Of colours, patterns, or styles: to look bad together.
  5. verb To happen at the same time, making it impossible to attend both.

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