beating

  • 11beating — beat|ing [ bitıŋ ] noun count * 1. ) the act of hitting someone hard a number of times in a fight or as a punishment: The man had been given a severe beating. 2. ) a bad defeat in a game, competition, or election: It looked like Penn State was… …

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  • 12beating — noun (C) 1 an act of hitting someone many times as a punishment or in a fight: give sb a beating (=beat them) 2 take a beating to lose very badly in a game or competition: Our team took a real beating on Saturday. see also: take some beating beat …

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  • 13beating — See off the dolly panel beating on the dolly panel beating panel beating spring beating …

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  • 14beating — /bee ting/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.: Give the rug a good beating. 2. a defeat or reverse; loss; setback: Several stocks took a beating in the market today. 3. pulsation; throbbing: the beating …

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  • 15beating — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, savage, severe, terrible, vicious VERB + BEATING ▪ get, receive, suffer …

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  • 16Beating — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as …

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  • 17beating — [ˈbiːtɪŋ] noun [C] an act of hitting someone hard a number of times in a fight or as a punishment • take a beating to be badly damaged or criticized[/ex] …

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  • 18beating — /ˈbitɪŋ/ (say beeting) noun 1. the act of a person or thing that beats. 2. the same act administered as punishment; whipping. 3. a defeat. 4. a pulsation or throb. –phrase 5. take a beating, Colloquial to suffer a major defeat …

  • 19beating — mūša statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Periodiškai kintamos amplitudės atstojamieji virpesiai, susidarantys interferuojant harmoniniams artimų dažnių virpesiams. atitikmenys: angl. beat; beating vok. Schwebung, f rus.… …

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  • 20beating — plaušienos malimas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Plaušienos apdorojimas malimo įrenginyje. atitikmenys: angl. beating; refining rus. размол волокнистого полуфабриката …

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