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birch

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /bɜːrtʃ/ · UK /bɜːtʃ/

birch means: A tree or bush with thin, often pale bark that comes off in layers.

noun

TREEB2

A tree or bush with thin, often pale bark that comes off in layers.

  • A birch grows beside the lake.
  • The birches have pale bark.
  • She planted a young birch in the garden.

Common phrases: silver birch, birch tree, birch bark

PUNISHMENT RODC2

A stick or bundle of thin branches used to hit someone as a punishment.

  • The guard carried a birch.
  • Prisoners feared punishment with the birch.
  • The museum displays birches once used in schools.

Similar words: rod, switch

Common phrases: use the birch, punishment with birch, birch rod

BARK CANOEC2

A small, light boat made using tree bark.

  • They crossed the lake in a birch.
  • He carried his birch to the river.
  • Two birches rested on the shore.

Similar words: birch-bark canoe

Common phrases: paddle a birch, birch canoe

verb

PUNISH WITH RODC2

To punish someone by hitting them with a stick or bundle of thin branches.

  • The guards threatened to birch him.
  • Boys were once birched for breaking school rules.
  • The court ordered that the prisoner be birched.

Similar words: beat, flog

Common phrases: birch someone, birch a prisoner

Questions about birch

What does birch mean?

A tree or bush with thin, often pale bark that comes off in layers.

What is birch in other languages?

Türkçe: huş · Español: abedul · Français: bouleau · Deutsch: Birke · Italiano: betulla · 日本語: カバノキ

How do you pronounce birch?

In American English /bɜːrtʃ/; in British English /bɜːtʃ/.

How do you use birch in a sentence?

A birch grows beside the lake. The birches have pale bark.

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