bić

Definitions

1. 1.
   to beat (to strike or hit multiple times to cause pain)

   • bić kijem

     to beat with a stick

   • bić po twarzy/w twarz

     to hit someone's face

2. 2.
   to beat (to strike, e.g. a surface multiple times)

   • bić w bęben

     to beat a drum

   • Deszcz bije o okno

     Rain is beating against the window.

3. 3.
   to beat (to whip eggs or cream quickly and repeatedly and turn them into a stiff mass using a special tool)

   • bita śmietana

     whipped cream

4. 4.
   to beat out; to mint (to produce by striking metal)

   • bić monety

     to mint coins

5. 5.
   to print (to produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine)
6. 6.
   to beat (to be better than someone else in something)

   • bić konkurencję

     to beat competition

   • bić rekord

     to beat a record

7. 7.
   to beat (to defeat in armed combat)
8. 8.
   to fire (to shoot a firearm)

   • bić z karabinu

     to fire a gun

9. 9.
   to fire (to be shot and produce a sound)
10. 10.
    to compromise; to damage, to tarnish (to cause negative consequences or worsen a situation for someone)

    • bić w dobre imię

      to damage/tarnish someone's good name

11. 11.
    to slaughter, to cull (to kill animals)

    • bić świnię

      to slaughter a pig

12. 12.
    to beat out to ring (e.g. of a clock, to make noise as a signal)

    • Godzina bije.

      The hour strikes.

    • Dzwon bije.

      The bell is ringing.

    • Zegar bije.

      The clock is ticking.

13. 13.
    to beat (to produce audible or detectible otherwise rhythmic sounds)

    • Serce bije.

      The heart is beating.

14. 14.
    to read (e.g. of an indicator to indicate an amount)
15. 15.
    to take (to take a card, figure, chess piece, etc.)

    • bić pionka

      to take a pawn

16. 16.
    to burst (to emerge from somewhere suddenly and powerfully)
17. 17.
    to drill (to dig; to pierce)

    • bić studnię

      to dig out a well

18. 18.
    to oppose (to act against)
19. 19.
    to strike
20. 20.
    to thresh
21. 21.
    to beat oneself (to hit one's own body)
22. 22.
    to beat each other (to strike one another)
23. 23.
    to fight (to strike one another, to have a physical conflict with)
24. 24.
    to fight (to have a martial conflict, to fight during war)
25. 25.
    to fight (to contend with someone over some goal or aim)
26. 26.
    literaryto burst (to be seen in one's behavior or appearance)
27. 27.
    colloquialto beat into; to inlay (to cause to enter by beating or striking)
28. 28.
    obsoleteto coo (to make a characteristic sound)

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