(~s)
1.
If someone or something takes a ~, they are severely injured or damaged. (INFORMAL)
Sarajevo took one of its worst ~s in weeks.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu supp N
2.
see also pound
(~s)
1.
If someone or something takes a ~, they are severely injured or damaged. (INFORMAL)
Sarajevo took one of its worst ~s in weeks.
N-COUNT: usu sing, usu supp N
2.
see also pound
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012