beating
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈbiːtɪŋ/
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- The team suffered a significant beating in the championship match, losing by several goals.
- take a beating
It came one ounce short of beating of matching the state record.
- It came one ounce short of beating of matching the state record.
- I think Quid Game might have beaten it just.
- I'm in it to what's beat it to the ground.
- Like he has just, you know, beaten by, you know, no split decision.
- Nate has been submitting and beating people for a long fucking time.
- The reason he beat the case really was, yeah.
- So now the thing about scissor paper stone is that rock beat scissor Scissor.
- Got to know, like, Cookout does beat Dairy Queen.
Examples
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The champion is known for his beating of top competitors in every race.
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Her success in the tournament was a clear beating of her rivals.
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So just like in the case of Deep Blue beating Gary Kasparov.
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And then after that I was a world champion beating Kotelnik.
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Braddock hanging tough but, folks, he is taking a beating!
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Trouble is, my morale has taken a serious beating from all this disharmony.
Fiction book (1997) -
Maybe it has something to do with the beating the Bulldogs put on the Gators last fall.
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We took a beating.
Synonyms
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9.1
A strong beating in a fight or a big loss in a game
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7.7
A big defeat in a game or competition
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5.6
A heavy defeat in a game or contest that embarrasses the losers
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8.4
A very big loss in a game, match, or argument
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6.6
A heavy defeat in a game or contest
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7.9
A very complete loss in a game or contest
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5.4
A heavy defeat in a game or contest
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7.4
A very strong defeat, usually in a game or election, leaving the loser embarrassed
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6.4
A forceful action by a government or army that stops protests and ends freedom
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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7.5
Continuing to talk about something already decided and pointless
Compounds
A musical instrument that makes sound when a thin piece of wood or cane vibrates as you blow
How Decisive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Beating also comes from the same root beat, which meant 'to hit'. By the simple image of repeated hits, like the steady beat of a drum, it came to mean being hit hard in a contest, so a beating is a heavy defeat.