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beat·ing
 beating
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- 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
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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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