n.
1) to beat one's ~
2) to put a (newborn) infant to ~
3) (of an infant) to take the ~
4) a pigeon ~ ('a deformity of the chest')
5) ( cul. ) chicken ~s
6) ( misc. ) to make a clean ~ of smt. ('to confess smt.')
n.
1) to beat one's ~
2) to put a (newborn) infant to ~
3) (of an infant) to take the ~
4) a pigeon ~ ('a deformity of the chest')
5) ( cul. ) chicken ~s
6) ( misc. ) to make a clean ~ of smt. ('to confess smt.')
The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations. Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям. 2012