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Knout
Translation of "knout" into Russian
knout
Noun
UK
/naʊt/
US
/naʊt/
knout
knouts pl
The prisoner was punished with a knout.
Заключённого наказали кнутом.
knout
Verb
UK
/naʊt/
US
/naʊt/
knout
knouts
knouted Past Simple / Past Participle
knouting Gerund
бить кнутом
The cruel master would knout the disobedient servant.
Жестокий хозяин бил кнутом непослушного слугу.
Definitions
knout
Noun
UK
/naʊt/
US
/naʊt/
A heavy scourge or whip used as an instrument of punishment, particularly in Russia.
The prisoner was sentenced to receive fifty lashes with the knout for his crimes.
Figuratively, any form of severe punishment, coercion, or oppression.
The people finally rebelled against the economic knout of the regime.
knout
Verb
UK
/naʊt/
US
/naʊt/
To flog or beat with a knout, a type of whip.
The cruel overseer threatened to knout the prisoners if they did not work faster.
Figuratively, to coerce, repress, or control by harsh means.
The dictator sought to knout dissent through fear and propaganda.
knout
Adjective
UK
/naʊt/
US
/naʊt/
Relating to or involving the knout; of or characteristic of harsh corporal punishment.
The prisoners dreaded the knout punishment that awaited them.
Idioms and phrases
cruel knout
The cruel knout was feared by everyone in the village.
жестокий кнут
Жестокий кнут был страшен всем в деревне.
heavy knout
The heavy knout left deep marks on the prisoner's back.
тяжелый кнут
Тяжелый кнут оставил глубокие следы на спине заключенного.
russian knout
The Russian knout was infamously used in the 18th century.
русский кнут
Русский кнут печально прославился в XVIII веке.
whip with knout
They would whip with the knout anyone who disobeyed.
бить кнутом
Они били кнутом любого, кто ослушался.
fear of knout
The fear of the knout kept the population in check.
страх перед кнутом
Страх перед кнутом держал народ в узде.
wield the knout
The overseer threatened to wield the knout against the prisoners.
размахивать кнутом
Надзиратель пригрозил размахивать кнутом против заключённых.
suffer under the knout
Many people suffered under the knout during the harsh regime.
страдать под кнутом
Многие страдали под кнутом во время жестокого режима.
stroke of the knout
A single stroke of the knout left deep scars on his back.
удар кнутом
Один удар кнутом оставил глубокие шрамы на его спине.
escape the knout
He managed to escape the knout by pleading for mercy.
избежать кнута
Ему удалось избежать кнута, умоляя о пощаде.
sentence (someone) to the knout
The court sentenced the criminal to the knout.
приговаривать (кого-либо) к кнуту
Суд приговорил преступника к кнуту.