brain
To hit someone very hard on the head, typically with a heavy or blunt object. It is a graphic and often informal verb used to describe a violent strike to the skull.
أمثلة
3 من 5He almost brained himself on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
He nearly hit his head severely on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
The autopsy report indicated that the assailant attempted to brain the victim with a ceramic statue.
The forensic report showed the attacker tried to strike the victim's head with a ceramic statue.
Watch out, or you'll brain yourself with that swinging garage door!
Be careful, or you will hit your head on that swinging garage door!
عائلة الكلمة
نصيحة للحفظ
Associate the verb 'brain' with 'aiming for the brain'—if you brain someone, you are targeting their brain with a heavy object.
اختبار سريع
The clumsy worker _____ himself on the low-hanging pipe in the warehouse.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: brained
أمثلة
He almost brained himself on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
everydayHe nearly hit his head severely on the low doorframe while walking into the basement.
The autopsy report indicated that the assailant attempted to brain the victim with a ceramic statue.
formalThe forensic report showed the attacker tried to strike the victim's head with a ceramic statue.
Watch out, or you'll brain yourself with that swinging garage door!
informalBe careful, or you will hit your head on that swinging garage door!
Historical accounts suggest that the soldiers were occasionally brained by falling debris during the siege.
academicHistory records that soldiers were sometimes struck on the head by falling rubble during the siege.
The aggressive marketing campaign effectively brained the competition before they could even launch their product.
businessThe aggressive marketing campaign completely overwhelmed the competitors before they could launch their product.
عائلة الكلمة
تلازمات شائعة
العبارات الشائعة
nearly brained
almost suffered a serious head injury from a blow
brain him
an informal, often aggressive command to hit someone on the head
brained it
slang for hitting something accurately or hard (less common)
يُخلط عادةً مع
To brand is to mark something with a hot iron or a logo, whereas to brain is to hit the head.
To drain is to remove liquid or energy, while to brain is a physical act of striking.
ملاحظات الاستخدام
The verb form of 'brain' is specifically tied to the head. It is quite graphic and usually implies a high degree of force.
أخطاء شائعة
Learners often think 'braining' refers to thinking or using intelligence; however, as a verb, it only means to strike the head.
نصيحة للحفظ
Associate the verb 'brain' with 'aiming for the brain'—if you brain someone, you are targeting their brain with a heavy object.
أصل الكلمة
Derived from the Old English 'brægen', referring to the organ; the verbal sense 'to dash the brains out' appeared in the late 14th century.
أنماط نحوية
السياق الثقافي
The term is often found in older crime fiction, pulp novels, or comic books to describe a physical knockout.
اختبار سريع
The clumsy worker _____ himself on the low-hanging pipe in the warehouse.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: brained
قواعد ذات صلة
مفردات ذات صلة
The skull is the hard, bony structure that forms the head in...
blowTo move along or be carried by a current of air, or to force...
concussionA concussion is a mild brain injury caused by a hit to the h...
traumaA trauma is a very severe injury to the body or a deeply ups...
impactThe powerful effect that something has on a situation or per...
كلمات ذات صلة
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
at
A1A preposition used to indicate a specific point, location, or position in space. It is also used to specify a particular point in time or a certain state or activity.
but
A1A coordinating conjunction used to connect two statements that contrast with each other. It is used to introduce an added statement that is different from what has already been mentioned.
his
A1This word is used to show that something belongs to or is associated with a male person or animal previously mentioned. It functions as both a possessive determiner used before a noun and a possessive pronoun used on its own.
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