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verb

Definition of birchesnext
present tense third-person singular of birch
1
as in whips
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible students at the private school were once routinely birched for violating the rules

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as in licks
to strike repeatedly always a stern disciplinarian, our father birched anyone who talked back

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birches

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noun

plural of birch
as in hickories

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  1. hides
  2. slashes
  3. switches
  4. beats
  5. hits
Verb
  • However, this average hides massive variability—some years were great, others were terrible.
    John Jennings, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • However, this average hides massive variability—some years were great, others were terrible.
    John Jennings, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of hides
Verb
  • What's on the new menu Frontier slashes price of 2025 unlimited pass.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • If one part of the country hunkers down and slashes spending at the mall or on vacations, that would hurt businesses and lead to layoffs.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of slashes
Verb
  • That's when the series briefly switches formats to show Colin at the center of an Usual Suspects parody, with the show recreating the final sequence as the police piece all the clues together.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In the Netflix holiday movie, Garner plays a mom who switches bodies with her teenage daughter (Wednesday's Emma Myers), while her husband (Helms) switches with their son (Brady Noon, of Good Boys fame).
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of switches
Verb
  • Nothing beats the idea of inclusion.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Well, this is where nature beats you.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of beats
Verb
  • After the wipe hits, there will be a Twitch Drops campaign that should give out some solid loot to get your wipe off to a good start.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Their elaborate plan soon hits all kinds of darkly hilarious snags that lead to more serious repercussions.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of hits
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