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beating

beat·ing

beating

 
pronunciation:
bi tIng
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of someone or something that beats.
The doctor listened carefully to the beating of her heart.
definition 2: severe physical violence done as punishment or during a confrontation, usu. with blows from fists or a blunt instrument.
The man lying on the pavement had obviously received a severe beating.His father gave him a beating as a punishment for lying.
similar words:
battery, punishment, thrash, work
definition 3: a decisive defeat.
similar words:
overthrow, thrash
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