beating
[ bee-ting ]
/ ˈbi tɪŋ /
noun
the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.: Give the rug a good beating.
a defeat or reverse; loss; setback: Several stocks took a beating in the market today.
pulsation; throbbing: the beating of her heart.
Words nearby beating
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Definition for beating (2 of 2)
Origin of beat
before 900; Middle English
beten, Old English
bēatan; cognate with Old Norse
bauta, Middle Low German
bōten, Old High German
bōzzan; akin to MIr
búalaim I hit, Latin
fūstis a stick <
*bheud-
synonym study for beat
1.
Beat,
hit,
pound,
strike,
thrash refer to the giving of a blow or blows.
Beat implies the giving of repeated blows:
to beat a rug. To
hit is usually to give a single blow, definitely directed:
to hit a ball. To
pound is to give heavy and repeated blows, often with the fist:
to pound a nail, the table. To
strike is to give one or more forceful blows suddenly or swiftly:
to strike a gong. To
thrash implies inflicting repeated blows as punishment, to show superior strength, and the like:
to thrash a child.
22. See
pulsate.
OTHER WORDS FROM beat
beat·a·ble, adjective o·ver·beat, verb, o·ver·beat, o·ver·beat·en or o·ver·beat, o·ver·beat·ing. un·der·beat, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beat
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British Dictionary definitions for beating (1 of 2)
beating
/ (ˈbiːtɪŋ) /
noun
a whipping or thrashing, as in punishment
a defeat or setback
take some beating or take a lot of beating
to be difficult to improve upon
British Dictionary definitions for beating (2 of 2)
beat
/ (biːt) /
verb beats, beating, beat, beaten or beat
noun
adjective
(postpositive) slang
totally exhausted
Derived forms of beat
beatable, adjectiveWord Origin for beat
Old English
bēatan; related to Old Norse
bauta, Old High German
bōzan
Medical definitions for beating
beat
[ bēt ]
v.
To strike repeatedly.
To pulsate; throb.
n.
A stroke, impulse, or pulsation, especially one that produces a sound as of the heart or pulse.
Scientific definitions for beating
beat
[ bēt ]
A fluctuation or pulsation, usually repeated, in the amplitude of a signal. Beats are generally produced by the superposition of two waves of different frequencies; if the signals are audible, this results in fluctuations between louder and quieter sound.
Idioms and Phrases with beating
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