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beat·ing
 beating
- pronunciation:
- bi
tIng
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of someone or something that beats.
the beating of my heart |
| definition 2: |
severe physical violence done as punishment or during a confrontation, usu. with blows from fists or a weapon.
- similar words:
- battery, punishment, thrash, work
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| definition 3: |
a decisive defeat.
- similar words:
- overthrow, thrash
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| related words: |
abuse, assault, battery, defeat, lash, pound |
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