beating
noun
[ ˈbiːtɪŋ ]
• a punishment or assault in which the victim is hit repeatedly.
• "if he got dirt on his clothes he'd get a beating"
Similar:
battering,
thrashing,
thumping,
pounding,
pummelling,
drubbing,
slapping,
smacking,
hammering,
hitting,
striking,
punching,
knocking,
thwacking,
cuffing,
buffeting,
boxing,
mauling,
pelting,
lambasting,
assault,
attack,
flaying,
whipping,
lashing,
cudgelling,
clubbing,
birching,
corporal punishment,
chastisement,
beating-up,
duffing-up,
doing-over,
belting,
bashing,
pasting,
walloping,
whacking,
clobbering,
slugging,
tanning,
biffing,
bopping,
hiding,
• pulsation or throbbing, typically of the heart.
Similar:
pulsation,
pulsating,
pulse,
pulsing,
palpitating,
throb,
reverberation,
reverberating,
pumping,
pounding,
thumping,
thudding,
hammering,
drumming,
pitter-patter,
pit-a-pat,
• a defeat in a competitive situation.
Similar:
defeat,
loss,
conquest,
vanquishing,
trouncing,
routing,
overthrow,
downfall,
licking,
thrashing,
clobbering,
beat
verb
• strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.
• "if we were caught we were beaten"
Similar:
hit,
strike,
batter,
thump,
hammer,
punch,
knock,
thrash,
pound,
pummel,
slap,
smack,
crack,
thwack,
cuff,
buffet,
maul,
pelt,
drub,
rain blows on,
assault,
attack,
abuse,
flay,
whip,
lash,
cudgel,
club,
birch,
wallop,
belt,
bash,
whack,
clout,
clobber,
slug,
tan,
biff,
bop,
sock,
deck,
plug,
lay into,
do over,
knock about/around,
rough up,
fill in,
give someone a good hiding,
chastise,
• defeat (someone) in a game or other competitive situation.
• "she beat him easily at chess"
Similar:
defeat,
conquer,
win against,
get the better of,
vanquish,
trounce,
rout,
overpower,
overcome,
overwhelm,
overthrow,
subdue,
quash,
crush,
lick,
thrash,
whip,
wipe the floor with,
clobber,
own,
• succeed in getting somewhere ahead of (someone).
• "the defender beat him to the ball"
• (of the heart) pulsate.
• "her heart beat faster with panic"
Similar:
pulsate,
pulse,
palpitate,
vibrate,
throb,
reverberate,
pump,
pound,
thump,
thud,
hammer,
drum,
pitter-patter,
go pit-a-pat,
quop,
• (of a bird) move (the wings) up and down.
• "doves wheel around the rooftops, beating their wings"
Similar:
flap,
flutter,
move up and down,
thresh,
thrash,
wave,
shake,
swing,
agitate,
quiver,
tremble,
vibrate,
oscillate,
• stir (cooking ingredients) vigorously to make a smooth or frothy mixture.
• "beat the butter until light and fluffy"
• sail into the wind, following a zigzag course with repeated tacking.
• "we beat southwards all that first day"
Origin:
Old English bēatan, of Germanic origin.
take a beating
• suffer damage or hurt.
• "her pride had taken a beating at his hands"
