Beating - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse.

Примеры использования:

The judge abused his power by imposing the fines

noun

The improper use of something.

Примеры использования:

Alcohol abuse

verb

Cruel or inhumane treatment

verb

Make (someone) troubled or nervous.

Примеры использования:

The thought of questioning toby agitated him extremely

verb

To argue energetically, esp. in public, in order to achieve a particular type of change

Примеры использования:

Telephone companies began to agitate for permission to compete in long distance services., any ment…

verb

Make a physical attack on.

Примеры использования:

He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer

noun

A physical attack.

Примеры использования:

His imprisonment for an assault on the film director

verb

Attack someone physically or emotionally

verb

Take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force.

Примеры использования:

In february the germans attacked verdun

noun

An aggressive and violent act against a person or place.

Примеры использования:

He was killed in an attack on a checkpoint

verb

An offensive against an enemy

verb

Strike repeatedly with hard blows.

Примеры использования:

A prisoner was battered to death with a table leg

noun

A semi-liquid mixture of flour, egg, and milk or water, used for making pancakes or for coating food before frying.

Примеры использования:

Pancake batter

noun

(in various sports, especially baseball) a player who is batting.

noun

The action of striking repeatedly with hard blows.

Примеры использования:

The south of england will take the heaviest battering

verb

Strike repeatedly with hard blows.

Примеры использования:

A prisoner was battered to death with a table leg

verb

(of a wall) have a receding slope.

verb

Exist.

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There are no easy answers

prefix

(forming verbs) all over; all round.

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Bespatter

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

noun

A slender hardy tree which has thin peeling bark and bears catkins. birch trees grow chiefly in northern temperate regions and yield hard, pale, fine-grained timber.

Примеры использования:

Police want to identify areas where the western hemlock (tsuga heterophylla) and the birch tree gro…

verb

Beat (someone) with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment.

Примеры использования:

The school would attempt to birch them into submission

noun

A tree with a smooth, often white bark (= outer covering), or the wood of this tree

verb

Mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together.

Примеры использования:

Blend the cornflour with a tablespoon of water

noun

A mixture of different substances or other things.

Примеры использования:

The chutney is a blend of bananas, raisins, and ginger

noun

Mix together different elements

noun

The sport or practice of fighting with the fists, especially with padded gloves in a roped square ring according to prescribed rules (the queensberry rules).

Примеры использования:

Great harwood took a different angle and staged a boxing, wrestling and weight-lifting contest on t…

verb

Put in or provide with a box.

Примеры использования:

Each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity

verb

Fight an opponent using one's fists; compete in the sport of boxing.

Примеры использования:

He boxed for england

noun

A meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves.

Примеры использования:

A cold buffet lunch

verb

(especially of wind or waves) strike repeatedly and violently; batter.

Примеры использования:

Rough seas buffeted the coast

noun

A blow or punch.

Примеры использования:

Soothly, as he followed after me, i had a mind to turn about and deal him a buffet on the face, to …

noun

The action of striking someone or something repeatedly and violently.

Примеры использования:

The roofs have survived the buffeting of worse winds than this

verb

(especially of wind or waves) strike repeatedly and violently; batter.

Примеры использования:

Rough seas buffeted the coast

verb

Present participle of buffet

Примеры использования:

The little boat was buffeted mercilessly by the waves.

verb

Hit (someone) hard.

Примеры использования:

If he does that i'll clobber him!

noun

Clothing, personal belongings, or equipment.

Примеры использования:

I found all his clobber in the locker

verb

Add enamelled decoration to (porcelain).

Примеры использования:

The hateful practice of clobbering oriental porcelain, already begun, pointed a cheap and easy way …

verb

Hit (someone) hard.

Примеры использования:

If he does that i'll clobber him!

verb

Add enamelled decoration to (porcelain).

Примеры использования:

The hateful practice of clobbering oriental porcelain, already begun, pointed a cheap and easy way …

noun

Clothing, personal belongings, or equipment.

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I found all his clobber in the locker

noun

An association dedicated to a particular interest or activity.

Примеры использования:

I belong to a photographic club

verb

Combine with others so as to collect a sum of money for a particular purpose.

Примеры использования:

Friends and colleagues clubbed together to buy him a present

verb

Beat (a person or animal) with a club or similar implement.

Примеры использования:

The islanders clubbed whales to death

verb

Overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force.

Примеры использования:

He conquered cyprus

verb

To defeat an enemy, or to take control or possession of a foreign land

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I felt like i had conquered the world., students have to conquer their initial shyness., the conque…

noun

The subjugation and assumption of control of a place or people by military force.

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The conquest of the aztecs by the spanish

noun

A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

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A hairline crack down the middle of the glass

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

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The ice all over the bog had cracked

adjective

Very good or skilful.

Примеры использования:

He is a crack shot

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

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The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

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A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

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The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

noun

A short, thick stick used as a weapon.

Примеры использования:

The notion that peace demonstrators had arrived at a demonstration tooled-up with cudgels and sword…

verb

Beat with a cudgel.

Примеры использования:

They would lie in wait and cudgel her to death

noun

The end part of a sleeve, where the material of the sleeve is turned back or a separate band is sewn on.

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A red dress with a white lace collar and cuffs

verb

Secure with handcuffs.

Примеры использования:

The man's hands were cuffed behind his back

noun

A blow given with an open hand.

Примеры использования:

Luke gave flora a mild cuff

verb

Secure with handcuffs.

Примеры использования:

The man's hands were cuffed behind his back

verb

Strike (someone) with an open hand, especially on the head.

Примеры использования:

He cuffed him playfully on the ear

noun

The end part of a sleeve, where the material of the sleeve is turned back or a separate band is sewn on.

Примеры использования:

A red dress with a white lace collar and cuffs

verb

Win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat.

Примеры использования:

Garibaldi defeated the neapolitan army

noun

An instance of defeating or being defeated.

Примеры использования:

A 1–0 defeat by grimsby

verb

To oppose and cause someone to lose in a competition or war so that you can win

Примеры использования:

Bill clinton defeated george bush for the presidency in 1992., [ u ] in the american civil war, the…

noun

A loss of power, prosperity, or status.

Примеры использования:

Many factors led to the downfall of the roman empire

verb

Hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.

Примеры использования:

He was drubbed with tiresome regularity by his classmates

verb

To beat someone easily, especially in a sports competition

Примеры использования:

The yankees drubbed the red sox 19-8., it would be unimaginable for chelsea to drub roma 7-1.

noun

A beating; a thrashing.

Примеры использования:

I'll give the scoundrels a drubbing if i can!

verb

Hit or beat (someone) repeatedly.

Примеры использования:

He was drubbed with tiresome regularity by his classmates

noun

A beating or bad defeat, esp. in a sports competition

noun

A percussion instrument sounded by being struck with sticks or the hands, typically cylindrical, barrel-shaped, or bowl-shaped, with a taut membrane over one or both ends.

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A shuffling dance to the beat of a drum

verb

Play on a drum or drums.

Примеры использования:

He channelled his energies into drumming with local groups

noun

A long, narrow hill, especially one separating two parallel valleys.

noun

The action of playing a drum or drums.

Примеры использования:

He took up drumming in his teens

verb

Play on a drum or drums.

Примеры использования:

He channelled his energies into drumming with local groups

noun

A musical instrument, usually with a skin stretched over the end of a hollow tube or bowl, played by hitting with the hand or a stick

Примеры использования:

An oil drum, the rain drummed on the tin roof.

verb

(of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly.

Примеры использования:

A pheasant flapped its wings

noun

A thin, flat piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc. that is hinged or attached on one side only and covers an opening or hangs down from something.

Примеры использования:

The flap of the envelope

verb

Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

verb

Strip the skin off (a corpse or carcass).

Примеры использования:

The captured general was flayed alive

verb

Strip the skin off

verb

(of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly.

Примеры использования:

A couple of butterflies fluttered around the garden

noun

An act of fluttering.

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There was a flutter of wings at the window

verb

To move in quick, irregular motions, or to cause something to move this way

Примеры использования:

[ i ] the flags fluttered in the breeze., there was a flutter of wings overhead.

verb

Bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another.

Примеры использования:

Sam folded up the map

noun

A form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth.

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The fabric fell in soft folds

verb

Shut (livestock) in a fold.

noun

A tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle, used for jobs such as breaking things and driving in nails.

Примеры использования:

Grip pressure should be firm but not tight - about the way you would grip a hammer's handle while d…

verb

Another term for malleus.

proper noun

A british film company (full name hammer film productions) founded in 1948, known especially for its horror films.

Примеры использования:

A hammer horror movie

noun

The action or sound of hammering something.

Примеры использования:

I walked up the stairs in the balcony, hearing my own footsteps which sounded like someone hammering.

verb

Hit or beat (something) repeatedly with a hammer or similar object.

Примеры использования:

He hammered the tack in

noun

To decrease suddenly and by a large amount in price or value

Примеры использования:

Profits will take a hammering when cheap copycat products come on to the market.

verb

Bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully.

Примеры использования:

The woman hit the mugger with her umbrella

noun

An instance of striking or being struck.

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Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car

verb

Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

verb

Bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully.

Примеры использования:

The woman hit the mugger with her umbrella

noun

An instance of striking or being struck.

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Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car

noun

An instance of striking the target aimed at.

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One of the bombers had scored a direct hit

verb

Strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door.

Примеры использования:

He strolled over and knocked on a door marked enquiries

noun

A sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry.

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There was a sudden knock at the door, the noise seemingly unnatural and loud in the silence that i …

verb

To repeatedly hit something, producing a noise

Примеры использования:

Someone is knocking at the door., jane knocked on the window to attract his attention., alice accid…

verb

Strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door.

Примеры использования:

He strolled over and knocked on a door marked enquiries

noun

A sudden short sound caused by a blow, especially on a door to attract attention or gain entry.

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There was a sudden knock at the door, the noise seemingly unnatural and loud in the silence that i …

noun

A blow or collision.

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The casing is tough enough to withstand knocks

noun

A harsh criticism.

Примеры использования:

He received a lambasting from critics and fans

verb

Criticize (someone or something) harshly.

Примеры использования:

They lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth

verb

Present participle of lambaste

Примеры использования:

His first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.

verb

Strike or beat with a whip or stick.

Примеры использования:

They lashed him repeatedly about the head

noun

A sharp blow or stroke with a whip or rope.

Примеры использования:

He was sentenced to fifty lashes for his crime

verb

A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

verb

Pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it.

Примеры использования:

He licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope

noun

An act of licking something with the tongue.

Примеры использования:

Sammy gave his fingers a lick

verb

Pass the tongue over

noun

A heavy defeat or beating.

Примеры использования:

When his father found him, ray got the worst licking of his life

verb

Pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it.

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He licked the stamp and stuck it on the envelope

noun

The fact or process of losing something or someone.

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Avoiding loss of time

verb

(of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing.

Примеры использования:

A man was mauled by a lion at london zoo

noun

(in rugby union) a loose scrum formed around a player with the ball off the ground.

Примеры использования:

The grounding of the ball in a driven maul satisfied the touch judge, but not the referee, and anot…

verb

Injure badly

noun

An attack by an animal causing serious injury.

Примеры использования:

Increased incidences of grizzly bear maulings

verb

(of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing.

Примеры использования:

A man was mauled by a lion at london zoo

noun

Severe criticism of someone or something

Примеры использования:

Her latest novel got a real mauling in the review that i read.

verb

Combine or put together to form one substance or mass.

Примеры использования:

Peppercorns are sometimes mixed with other spices

noun

Two or more different qualities, things, or people placed, combined, or considered together.

Примеры использования:

The decor is a fascinating mix of antique and modern

verb

To combine different substances, esp. so that the result cannot easily be separated into its parts, or to cause different substances to combine in this way

Примеры использования:

[ i ] oil and water don’t mix., [ t ] mix two eggs into the flour., [ t ] he mixed the blue paint w…

verb

Move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm.

Примеры использования:

The grain pan near the front of the combine oscillates back and forth

verb

To move repeatedly from side to side or up and down between two points, or to vary between two states or amounts, or feelings or opinions

Примеры использования:

She oscillates between cooperation and hostility., mealtimes strongly influence this daily oscillat…

verb

To move repeatedly from one position to another

Примеры использования:

Oscillate between sth and sth the stock has spent most of the past five years oscillating between $…

verb

Succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty).

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He overcame his pain for a time

verb

Defeat or overcome with superior strength.

Примеры использования:

He overpowered the two men and frogmarched them to the police station

verb

To defeat someone by having greater strength or power

Примеры использования:

The team’s forward is strong enough to overpower smaller defenders and quick enough to drive past b…

verb

Remove forcibly from power.

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Military coups which had attempted to overthrow the king

noun

A removal from power.

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The speeches called for the overthrow of the monarchy

verb

Bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, especially water.

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Floodwaters overwhelmed hundreds of houses

adjective

Used with a possessive to emphasize that someone or something belongs or relates to the person or thing mentioned.

Примеры использования:

They can't handle their own children

pronoun

Something that belongs to the person or thing mentioned.

Примеры использования:

Your life is your own

verb

Have (something) as one's own; possess.

Примеры использования:

His father owns a restaurant

verb

(of the heart) beat rapidly, strongly, or irregularly.

Примеры использования:

His heart was palpitating and his palms sweated

verb

(of the heart) to beat very fast and in a way that is not regular

Примеры использования:

My heart was palpitating with fear.

adjective

(of the heart) beating rapidly, strongly, or irregularly.

Примеры использования:

If you are in love, you might experience a palpitating heart, sweaty palms, or a fluttering stomach

verb

(of the heart) beat rapidly, strongly, or irregularly.

Примеры использования:

His heart was palpitating and his palms sweated

verb

Present participle of palpitate

Примеры использования:

My heart was palpitating with fear.

verb

Hurl missiles repeatedly at.

Примеры использования:

Two boys pelted him with rotten apples

noun

An act of hurling something at someone.

noun

The skin of an animal with the fur, wool, or hair still on it.

Примеры использования:

Traders brought reindeer pelts

verb

Hurl missiles repeatedly at.

Примеры использования:

Two boys pelted him with rotten apples

noun

An act of hurling something at someone.

noun

The skin of an animal with the fur, wool, or hair still on it.

Примеры использования:

Traders brought reindeer pelts

noun

A series of quick, light knocking sounds

Примеры использования:

I heard the pitter-patter of tiny feet (= the noise of children running)., the rain pitter-pattered…

noun

A unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg).

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A short ton is the standard u.s. ton of 2,000 pounds and measures weight.

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Примеры использования:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

noun

Repeated and heavy striking or hitting of someone or something.

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The pounding of the surf on a sandy beach

verb

Strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.

Примеры использования:

Patrick pounded the couch with his fists

verb

Shut (an animal) in a pound.

verb

Expand and contract with strong regular movements.

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Blood vessels throb and pulsate

verb

To make sounds or movements with a regular rhythm

Примеры использования:

A light pulsates in the distance.

adjective

Characterized by a strong regular rhythm; throbbing.

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A pulsating bass line

verb

Expand and contract with strong regular movements.

Примеры использования:

Blood vessels throb and pulsate

adjective

Very interesting and exciting

Примеры использования:

Rue st. denis is the pulsating heart of french street life in montreal., united took the lead no le…

noun

The action of moving with a strong, regular rhythm

Примеры использования:

The star's pulsations cause it to brighten and dim every six minutes., every blink of an eye or pul…

noun

A rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically as felt in the wrists or neck.

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The doctor found a faint pulse

verb

Throb rhythmically; pulsate.

Примеры использования:

A knot of muscles at the side of his jaw pulsed

noun

The edible seed of a leguminous plant, for example a chickpea, lentil, or bean.

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Use pulses such as peas and lentils to eke out meat dishes

verb

Throb rhythmically; pulsate.

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A knot of muscles at the side of his jaw pulsed

noun

A rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically as felt in the wrists or neck.

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The doctor found a faint pulse

noun

A single vibration or short burst of sound, electric current, light, or other wave.

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A pulse of gamma rays

verb

Strike repeatedly with the fists.

Примеры использования:

He felt like a boxer who had been pummelled mercilessly against the ropes

verb

Strike, usually with the fist

verb

Strike repeatedly with the fists.

Примеры использования:

He felt like a boxer who had been pummelled mercilessly against the ropes

noun

A mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects such as tyres.

Примеры использования:

A petrol pump

verb

Force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump.

Примеры использования:

The blood is pumped around the body

noun

A sports shoe; a plimsoll.

Примеры использования:

If you buy the kids plimsolls for pe, rather than pumps, you probably live in east yorkshire - or o…

verb

Force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump.

Примеры использования:

The blood is pumped around the body

noun

A mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects such as tyres.

Примеры использования:

A petrol pump

noun

An active transport mechanism in living cells by which specific ions are moved through the cell membrane against a concentration gradient.

Примеры использования:

The bacterium's sodium pump

verb

Strike with the fist.

Примеры использования:

He punched her in the face and ran off

noun

A blow with the fist.

Примеры использования:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

verb

A device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, or metal.

verb

Strike with the fist.

Примеры использования:

He punched her in the face and ran off

verb

Pierce a hole in (paper, leather, metal, etc.) with or as though with a punch.

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She handed him her ticket, which he punched and returned with a grin

noun

A blow with the fist.

Примеры использования:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

verb

Reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.

Примеры использования:

His conviction was quashed on appeal

verb

To stop or block something from happening

Примеры использования:

The secretary of defense tried to quash speculation that he was planning to resign following the di…

verb

To state officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted

Примеры использования:

Quash a conviction/decision/order his conviction was quashed in march after a lengthy legal battle.…

verb

Tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion.

Примеры использования:

The tree's branches stopped quivering

noun

A slight trembling movement or sound, especially one caused by a sudden strong emotion.

Примеры использования:

She couldn't help the quiver in her voice

noun

An archer's portable case for holding arrows.

Примеры использования:

He also had a framed backpack, a utility belt containing tools, a quiver containing 14 arrows, a fl…

verb

To tremble, wriggle, writhe; to throb, pulsate, palpitate. english regional in later use.

verb

To tremble, wriggle, writhe; to throb, pulsate, palpitate. english regional in later use.

verb

To tremble, wriggle, writhe; to throb, pulsate, palpitate. english regional in later use.

verb

(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.

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Her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room

verb

(of sound) to continue to be heard; to echo repeatedly

Примеры использования:

The loud music reverberated off the walls.

verb

(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.

Примеры использования:

Her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room

verb

Present participle of reverberate

Примеры использования:

The narrow street reverberated with/to the sound of the workmen's drills., news of the disaster rev…

noun

Prolongation of a sound; resonance.

Примеры использования:

Electronic effects have been added, such as echo and reverberation

noun

A sound that lasts for a long time and makes things seem to shake

Примеры использования:

She felt the reverberation(s) in her chest and cursed the drilling outside., have reverberations th…

noun

A disorderly retreat of defeated troops.

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The retreat degenerated into a rout

verb

Defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.

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In a matter of minutes the attackers were routed

verb

Cut a groove, or any pattern not extending to the edges, in (a wooden or metal surface).

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You routed each plank all along its length

verb

Defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.

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In a matter of minutes the attackers were routed

verb

Cut a groove, or any pattern not extending to the edges, in (a wooden or metal surface).

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You routed each plank all along its length

verb

Send or direct along a specified course.

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All lines of communication were routed through london

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

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Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

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She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

verb

Hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

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My sister slapped my face

noun

A blow with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

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He gave her a slap across her cheek

adverb

Suddenly and directly, especially with great force.

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Storming out of her room, she went slap into luke

verb

Hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

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My sister slapped my face

noun

A blow with the palm of the hand or a flat object.

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She gave her a slap across her cheek

noun

Make-up, especially when applied thickly or carelessly.

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I put a bit of slap on my face and we were ready to go

noun

A sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand.

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She gave mark a smack across the face

verb

Strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment.

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Jessica smacked his face, quite hard

adverb

In a sudden and violent way.

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I ran smack into the back of a parked truck

verb

Strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment.

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Jessica smacked his face, quite hard

verb

Have a flavour of; taste of.

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The tea smacked strongly of tannin

noun

A sharp slap or blow, typically one given with the palm of the hand.

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She gave mark a smack across the face

verb

Move a spoon or other implement round in (a liquid or other substance) in order to mix it thoroughly.

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Desmond stirred his tea and ate a biscuit

noun

A slight physical movement.

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I stood, straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir

noun

Prison.

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I've spent twenty-eight years in stir

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

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He raised his hand, as if to strike me

noun

A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.

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Dockers voted for an all-out strike

verb

Deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

adjective

Attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.

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The murder bore a striking similarity to an earlier shooting

noun

The action of striking.

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Substantial damage was caused by the striking of a submerged object

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

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He raised his hand, as if to strike me

verb

Overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person).

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She managed to subdue an instinct to applaud

verb

Put down by force or intimidation

verb

To reduce the force of (someone or something)

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She’d be hard to subdue if she got mad.

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis.

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Her long black skirt swung about her legs

noun

A seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.

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The chains that had been holding the seat of the swing up were still sticking straight out.

verb

Change direction with a swinging motion; turn

verb

Beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip.

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She thrashed him across the head and shoulders

noun

A violent or noisy movement of beating or thrashing.

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The thrash of the waves

verb

Give a beating to

noun

An act of physically beating someone; a beating.

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A sound thrashing might teach the individual to refrain from complaining

verb

Beat (a person or animal) repeatedly and violently with a stick or whip.

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She thrashed him across the head and shoulders

noun

An occasion when someone hits a person or animal hard many times as a punishment

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At that time the thrashing of servants was legal., he was discovered to have stolen the money and g…

verb

Separate grain from (corn or other crops), typically with a flail or by the action of a revolving mechanism.

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Machinery that can reap and thresh corn in the same process

verb

To remove the seeds of crop plants by hitting, using either a machine or a hand tool

verb

Beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily.

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The war drums throbbed

noun

A strong, regular beat or sound; a steady pulsation.

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The throb of the ship's engines

verb

To produce a regular, forceful beat

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His head throbbed with pain., [ u ] we could feel the throb of the music from the party upstairs.

noun

A dull, heavy sound, such as that made by an object falling to the ground.

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He hit the floor with a terrific thud

verb

Move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound.

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The bullets thudded into the dusty ground

noun

A sound made when something heavy hits a hard surface

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The thud of boots on the stairs, her bag thudded to the floor.

noun

The action of moving, falling, or striking something with a dull, heavy sound.

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He heard the hollow thudding of hooves

adjective

Used to emphasize the clumsiness or awkwardness of something, especially a remark.

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Great thudding conversation-stoppers

verb

Move, fall, or strike something with a dull, heavy sound.

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The bullets thudded into the dusty ground

verb

Hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.

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Holman thumped the desk with his hand

noun

A dull, heavy blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement.

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I felt a thump on my back

verb

To hit something, making a soft, heavy noise

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[ t ] he thumped his chest., i heard a thump upstairs.

adjective

Pounding or throbbing in a heavy, continuous way.

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The thumping beat of her heart

verb

Hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement.

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Holman thumped the desk with his hand

adjective

Very big or important

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A thumping defeat/victory, they won by a thumping majority., i'm not carrying that thumping great t…

verb

Strike forcefully with a sharp blow.

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She thwacked the back of their knees with a cane

noun

A sharp blow.

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He hit it with a hefty thwack

noun

The short, loud sound of something like a stick hitting a surface

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I heard the thwack of the whip against the horse's side.

verb

Strike forcefully with a sharp blow.

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She thwacked the back of their knees with a cane

noun

A sharp blow.

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He hit it with a hefty thwack

verb

Present participle of thwack

verb

(of a person or part of the body) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

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Isobel was trembling with excitement

noun

(of a person, a part of the body, or the voice) shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

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Isobel was trembling with excitement

verb

Defeat heavily in a contest.

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Essex trounced cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final

verb

Beat severely with a whip or rod

verb

To defeat a competitor by a large score

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The red sox trounced the yankees 12 to 1 in the first game.

verb

Defeat heavily in a contest.

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Essex trounced cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final

noun

A serious defeat

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The party's trouncing in the last election, major changes are expected in the team following their …

verb

Defeat thoroughly.

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He successfully vanquished his rival

verb

Defeat in a competition, race, or conflict

verb

To defeat completely

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Smallpox, a once deadly disease, has now been vanquished.

verb

Defeat thoroughly.

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He successfully vanquished his rival

verb

Present participle of vanquish

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Napoleon was vanquished at the battle of waterloo in 1815., the vanquished army surrendered their w…

verb

Move continuously and rapidly to and fro.

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The cabin started to vibrate

verb

To move quickly backward and forward, or to cause something to shake

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[ i ] musical sounds are produced when the strings of the piano vibrate., [ i ] a thundering boom m…

verb

Strike or hit very hard.

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They walloped the back of his head with a stick

noun

A heavy blow or punch.

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I gave it a wallop with my boot

verb

Move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.

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He waved to me from the train

noun

A long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

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He was swept out to sea by a freak wave

verb

(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

noun

A strip of leather or length of cord fastened to a handle, used for flogging or beating a person or for urging on an animal.

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I wouldn't be surprised if they walked around their office wearing tight leather and vinyl with whi…

verb

Short for whipper-in.

noun

An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash

verb

Take or move (someone or something) somewhere suddenly and quickly.

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He whisked her off to paris for a few days

noun

A utensil for whipping eggs or cream.

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It doesn't take as long a time as you'd think to whip cream with a whisk.

noun

A mixer incorporating a coil of wires