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чу́чело — meaning in English

chuchelo

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English meaning

  • dummy noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
  • effigy noun A crude model or figure made to represent a person or group, often so it can be mocked, burned, or destroyed in protest.
  • monster noun A frightening, dangerous creature, often imaginary or mythical.
  • scarecrow noun A figure made to look human, dressed in old clothes and set up in a field to frighten birds away from crops.

Senses

чу́чело is used for these senses in English:

  • dummy Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.
  • effigy A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
  • monster A bizarre or whimsical creature.
  • scarecrow An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]
  • straw man A doll or scarecrow, particularly one stuffed with straw.

dummy — full definition

  1. noun A model or replica of a person or object, used as a stand-in.
  2. noun (informal) A stupid person, or a mild term of address.
  3. noun (British) A pacifier; a rubber or plastic nipple given to a baby to suck on.
  4. noun A fake or non-functional version of something, used for practice, testing, or deception.
  5. verb (sports) To fake a pass, kick, or move to deceive an opponent.

effigy — full definition

  1. noun A crude model or figure made to represent a person or group, often so it can be mocked, burned, or destroyed in protest.
  2. noun A sculpture or image representing a specific person.

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