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Definition of Beating
1. Noun. The act of overcoming or outdoing.
2. Noun. The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.
Generic synonyms: Corporal Punishment
Specialized synonyms: Flagellation, Flogging, Lashing, Tanning, Whipping, Flagellation
Derivative terms: Beat, Thrash, Trounce, Whack
Definition of Beating
1. n. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.
Definition of Beating
1. Noun. action of the verb ''to beat'' ¹
2. Noun. a heavy defeat or setback ¹
3. Noun. the pulsation of the heart ¹
4. Verb. (present participle of beat) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beating
1. a defeat [n -S]
Medical Definition of Beating
1.
1. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.
2. Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
3.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beating
Literary usage of Beating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer (1900)
"The interpretation here given of the custom of beating the human scapegoat with
certain plants is supported by many analogies. With the same intention some ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"We have, thus, in the known Maya Codices at least five well characterized
representations of persons or gods beating a drum. My mentioning,there-- fore, ..."
3. Chapters on Papermaking by Clayton Beadle (1908)
"Early beating appliances—The Hollander—Its construction and mode oí action.
UNDER the general term of beating may be included those mechanical operations ..."
4. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"His heart was beating thick and '•uddenly, coming on to the little level, he saw
two fig- 5 of men standing silent at the water's edge. His ft leaped. ..."
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