Synonyms of birch

birch 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to hide

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

students at the private school were once routinely birched for violating the rules

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hide
• leather
• whip
• slash
• cowhide
• tan
• lash
• switch
• rawhide
• whale
• horsewhip
• cut
• scourge
• knock
• flagellate
• flick
• spank
• hit
• punch
• thrash
• bat
• lick
• slap
• flail
• cane
• maul
• smack
• flog
• pound
• bang
• strap
• box
• quirt
• whack
• clip
• swipe
• clap
• pelt
• knout
• thump
• beat
• club
• sock
• cudgel
• swat
• slate
• touch up
• paddle
• blackjack
• slug
• rough
• batter
• lace
• cuff
• buffet
• thwack
• hammer
• crack
• lam
• paste
• pommel
• bop
• belt
• clout
• work over
• bash
• bung
• bludgeon
• clobber
• pummel
• smite
• lather
• mangle
• wallop
• drub
• thresh
• fustigate
• fib
• bust
• whop
• baste
• tromp
• pistol-whip
• whup
• lambast
• whap
• slog
• belabor
• lambaste

2

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

always a stern disciplinarian, our father birched anyone who talked back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• lash
• pound
• hide
• pelt
• whip
• batter
• knock
• bat
• punch
• spank
• beat
• assault
• hit
• attack
• slate
• thump
• slap
• do
• tan
• paddle
• maul
• curry
• chop
• punch out
• box
• lace
• buffet
• smash
• club
• whale
• slam
• hammer
• pommel
• belt
• work over
• smack
• bludgeon
• switch
• thrash
• pummel
• lather
• bash
• drub
• raid
• wound
• thresh
• bung up
• wallop
• fib
• storm
• rough (up)
• leather
• beat up on
• whack
• flog
• whop
• cane
• baste
• tromp
• swipe
• whup
• whap
• lambast
• sock
• slog
• belabor
• mess (up)
• lambaste
• cudgel
• descend (on or upon)
• crack
• swat
• lay on
• strap
• cuff
• jump (on)
• paste
• thwack
• rawhide
• lam
• rush
• cowhide
• pounce (on or upon)
• horsewhip
• clout
• scourge
• flagellate
• wham
• clobber
• blackjack
• assail
• beset
• whomp
• gore
• lacerate
• bust
• mutilate
• mangle
• maim
• fustigate
• pistol-whip

birch

2 of 2

noun

as in hickory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hickory
• rattan
• knout
• rawhide
• strap
• cowhide
• quirt
• crop
• bullwhip
• blacksnake
• whip
• flogger
• cane
• lash
• cat-o'-nine-tails
• billy
• switch
• baton
• scourge
• cudgel
• billy club
• bat
• bludgeon
• bastinado
• flail
• staff
• nightstick
• bastinade
• club

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Verb

Noun

This classic board is made of lightweight, yet sturdy seven-ply birch wood and cast aluminum trucks with 90a cushions that make turning easy. —Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024

The interior is accessed by a glass sliding door and has oak flooring and birch ply walls, with a floorspace of only 12.5 sq m (almost 135 sq ft), all of which is arranged on one floor. —Adam Williams, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2024