beating
51beating — n 1. battering, pounding, pommeling, pummeling, pelting, going over, Sl. pasting; thrash, thrashing, flogging, lashing, flagellation, whipping, spanking, Inf. tanning; smacking, slapping, Inf. whacking; cudgeling, fustigation, bludgeoning,… …
52beating — beat•ing [[t]ˈbi tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of a person or thing that beats 2) a defeat or reverse; loss; setback 3) pulsation; throbbing • Etymology: 1200–50 …
53beating — The infliction of extreme force to another. See battery corporal punishment …
54beating — The infliction of extreme force to another. See battery corporal punishment …
55beating — взбивающийся; взбивающий …
56beating-up — /bee ting up /, n. 1. a severe thrashing administered for intimidation or revenge. 2. Textiles. the process by which the loose pick is made an integral part of the woven material. [1945 50] …
57panel beating — beating out the dents in damaged bodywork. See off the dolly panel beating on the dolly panel beating …
58beating reed — noun Date: 1879 a reed in a musical instrument that vibrates against the edges of an air opening (as in a clarinet or organ pipe) to which it is attached compare free reed …
59beating the bounds — an old custom, still kept in some parts of Britain, of marking the boundaries of a church parish(1) by marching round them and hitting the ground, or certain boundary marks, with long sticks. The ceremony is performed once a year, usually on… …
60beating-heart transplant — noun A heart transplant operation in which the donor heart is kept full of blood and continues to beat in a machine between donor and recipient …
