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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beating \Beat"ing\, n.
     1. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or
        chastisement by blows.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Acoustics & Mus.) Pulsative sounds. See Beat, n.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Naut.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks
        in zigzag direction.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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, to
        beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat
        grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and
        sugar; to beat a drum.
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              Thou shalt beat some of it [spices] very small.
                                                    --Ex. xxx. 36.
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              They did beat the gold into thin plates. --Ex.
                                                    xxxix. 3.
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     2. To punish by blows; to thrash.
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     3. To scour or range over in hunting, accompanied with the
        noise made by striking bushes, etc., for the purpose of
        rousing game.
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              To beat the woods, and rouse the bounding prey.
                                                    --Prior.
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     4. To dash against, or strike, as with water or wind.
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              A frozen continent . . . beat with perpetual storms.
                                                    --Milton.
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     5. To tread, as a path.
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              Pass awful gulfs, and beat my painful way.
                                                    --Blackmore.
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     6. To overcome in a battle, contest, strife, race, game,
        etc.; to vanquish, defeat, or conquer; to surpass or be
        superior to.
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              He beat them in a bloody battle.      --Prescott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For loveliness, it would be hard to beat that. --M.
                                                    Arnold.
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     7. To cheat; to chouse; to swindle; to defraud; -- often with
        out. [Colloq.]
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     8. To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Why should any one . . . beat his head about the
              Latin grammar who does not intend to be a critic?
                                                    --Locke.
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     9. (Mil.) To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound
        by beat of drum; as, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley,
        a retreat; to beat the general, the reveille, the tattoo.
        See Alarm, Charge, Parley, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. to baffle or stump; to defy the comprehension of (a
         person); as, it beats me why he would do that.
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     11. to evade, avoid, or escape (blame, taxes, punishment);
         as, to beat the rap (be acquitted); to beat the sales tax
         by buying out of state.
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     To beat down, to haggle with (any one) to secure a lower
        price; to force down. [Colloq.]
  
     To beat into, to teach or instill, by repetition.
  
     To beat off, to repel or drive back.
  
     To beat out, to extend by hammering.
  
     To beat out of a thing, to cause to relinquish it, or give
        it up. ``Nor can anything beat their posterity out of it
        to this day.'' --South.
  
     To beat the dust. (Man.)
         (a) To take in too little ground with the fore legs, as a
             horse.
         (b) To perform curvets too precipitately or too low.
  
     To beat the hoof, to walk; to go on foot.
  
     To beat the wing, to flutter; to move with fluttering
        agitation.
  
     To beat time, to measure or regulate time in music by the
        motion of the hand or foot.
  
     To beat up, to attack suddenly; to alarm or disturb; as, to
        beat up an enemy's quarters.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To strike; pound; bang; buffet; maul; drub; thump;
          baste; thwack; thrash; pommel; cudgel; belabor; conquer;
          defeat; vanquish; overcome.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beat \Beat\, 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?zan. Cf. 1st Butt, Button.]
     1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to
        beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat
        grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and
        sugar; to beat a drum.
  
              Thou shalt beat some of it [spices] very small.
                                                    --Ex. xxx. 36.
  
              They did beat the gold into thin plates. --Ex.
                                                    xxxix. 3.
  
     2. To punish by blows; to thrash.
  
     3. To scour or range over in hunting, accompanied with the
        noise made by striking bushes, etc., for the purpose of
        rousing game.
  
              To beat the woods, and rouse the bounding prey.
                                                    --Prior.
  
     4. To dash against, or strike, as with water or wind.
  
              A frozen continent . . . beat with perpetual storms.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     5. To tread, as a path.
  
              Pass awful gulfs, and beat my painful way.
                                                    --Blackmore.
  
     6. To overcome in a battle, contest, strife, race, game,
        etc.; to vanquish or conquer; to surpass.
  
              He beat them in a bloody battle.      --Prescott.
  
              For loveliness, it would be hard to beat that. --M.
                                                    Arnold.
  
     7. To cheat; to chouse; to swindle; to defraud; -- often with
        out. [Colloq.]
  
     8. To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
  
              Why should any one . . . beat his head about the
              Latin grammar who does not intend to be a critic?
                                                    --Locke.
  
     9. (Mil.) To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound
        by beat of drum; as, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley,
        a retreat; to beat the general, the reveille, the tattoo.
        See Alarm, Charge, Parley, etc.
  
     To beat down, to haggle with (any one) to secure a lower
        price; to force down. [Colloq.]
  
     To beat into, to teach or instill, by repetition.
  
     To beat off, to repel or drive back.
  
     To beat out, to extend by hammering.
  
     To beat out of a thing, to cause to relinquish it, or give
        it up. ``Nor can anything beat their posterity out of it
        to this day.'' --South.
  
     To beat the dust. (Man.)
        (a) To take in too little ground with the fore legs, as a
            horse.
        (b) To perform curvets too precipitately or too low.
  
     To beat the hoof, to walk; to go on foot.
  
     To beat the wing, to flutter; to move with fluttering
        agitation.
  
     To beat time, to measure or regulate time in music by the
        motion of the hand or foot.
  
     To beat up, to attack suddenly; to alarm or disturb; as, to
        beat up an enemy's quarters.
  
     Syn: To strike; pound; bang; buffet; maul; drub; thump;
          baste; thwack; thrash; pommel; cudgel; belabor; conquer;
          defeat; vanquish; overcome.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beating \Beat"ing\, n.
     1. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or
        chastisement by blows.
  
     2. Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
  
     3. (Acoustics & Mus.) Pulsative sounds. See Beat, n.
  
     4. (Naut.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks
        in zigzag direction.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  beating
       adj : expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of
             the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating
             heart" [syn: pulsating, pulsing]
       n 1: the act of overcoming or outdoing [syn: whipping]
       2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated
          blows [syn: thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing,
          trouncing, whacking]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beating
     n.
     1 The action by which someone or something is beaten.
     2 A heavy defeat or setback.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: beat)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  beating
     n.
     1 The action by which someone or something is beaten.
     2 A heavy defeat or setback.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: beat)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  beating
     n.
     1 The action by which someone or something is beaten.
     2 A heavy defeat or setback.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: beat)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  beating
     n.
     1 The action by which someone or something is beaten.
     2 A heavy defeat or setback.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: beat)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beating
     Englanti n.
     mukilointi, (nyrkein, ketjuin, ruoskin, nuijin käyty) tappelu,
  päällekarkaus
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm b eat ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beating
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en beat ordform=prespart)
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg bildligt språk=en) stryk, smörj
     2 misshandel
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb beat)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  الضّرب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  beating //ˈbiːtɪŋ// 
  1. поражение
  a heavy defeat or setback
  2. биене, бой, удряне
  action of the verb to beat
  3. туптене
  the pulsation of the heart

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/ 
  tep

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/ 
  tlukot

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/ 
  tlučení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  bití

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  bušící

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  Kreuzen 
     Synonym: tacking
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  Niederlage 
        "take a beating"  - eine Niederlage einstecken, eine Schlappe einstecken

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  Prügelei 
        "a sound beating"  - eine Tracht Prügel
   see: beatings
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  Schwebung  [phys.]  [telco.]
           Note: Amplitudenschwankung
     Synonyms: beat, beats
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  Verprügeln , Prügeln 
     Synonyms: battering, thrashing, pounding
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  ausklopfend
   see: beat sth., beaten, beat the dust out of sth.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  durchhauen
   see: beat, beaten
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  heftig klopfend, hämmernd
     Synonyms: pounding, thumping
  
   see: beat at sth., pound against sth., thump sth., beaten, pounded, thumped
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  an die Türe klopfend, hämmernd, pochend, pumpernd
     Synonyms: pounding, thumping on the door
  
   see: beat, pound, thump on the door, beaten, pounded, thumped on the door
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  quirlend, schlagend
     Synonym: whisking
  
   see: whisk, beat sth., whisked, beaten, beat the cream to a froth/until frothy, Whisk the eggs with the cream until the mixture thickens.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  schlagend, prügelnd
        "give sb. such a beating that he needs hospital treatment"  - jdn. krankenhausreif schlagen
     Synonym: drubbing
  
   see: beat sb./sth., drub sb., beaten, drubbed, he/she beats, I/he/she beat, I/he/she would beat, beat sb. black and blue, beat/knock/punch the living daylights out of sb., beat the bejesus out of sb., beat sb. into/to hospitalization, beat sb. until he requires hospitalization, almost beat sb. to death
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  schlagend, bezwingend
   see: beat sb., beaten, Juventus Turin beats Arsenal 2-0., He beat the goalkeeper with a powerful shot.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  treibend
   see: beat, beaten
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  
  παλλόμενος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  beating //ˈbiːtɪŋ// 
  1. löylytys
  a heavy defeat or setback
  2. löylytys, selkäsauna, taonta
  action of the verb to beat

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  izbijanje, pulsiranje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  1. zuhogó
  2. hirig
  3. szívverés
  4. elpáholás
  5. lavírozás
  6. szárnycsapkodás
  7. csapkodás
  8. hajtás
  9. beverés
  10. dobogó
  11. vereség
  12. szívdobogás
  13. ütleg
  14. dobogás
  15. ütés
  16. verés
  17. felhajtás
  18. sulykolás
  19. kudarc
  20. elfenekelés

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  beating //ˈbiːtɪŋ// 
  slag
  action of the verb to beat

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  beating /ˈbi:tɪŋ/
  I.   1.  pobicie, lanie
   2.  give sb a beating (give V: PROP :a :beating)
   - pobić kogoś
   3.  take a beating (take V: :a :beating)
   - zostać pobitym
   4.  [nieform]  sth will take some beating (NP :will take V: :some :beating)
   - coś jest nie do pobicia
  II.  beating up /bˈiːtɪŋ ˈʌp/   ciężkie pobicie, pobicie

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  beating /bˈiːtɪŋ/
  1. dövme, vuruş
  2. dayak
  3. yenilgi, mağlubiyet
  4. atış (kalp)

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbitɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  216 Moby Thesaurus words for "beating":
     Waterloo, abrasion, alternate, arrhythmia, atomization, attrition,
     bang, barrage, bash, bastinado, basting, bat, battery, beat, belt,
     belting, biff, blow, bonk, brecciation, buffeting, cadenced,
     cadent, caning, chop, circling, clicking, clip, clout, clubbing,
     clump, collapse, comminution, conquering, conquest,
     corporal punishment, cowhiding, crack, crash, crumbling, crushing,
     cudgeling, cut, cyclic, dance, dash, deathblow, debacle,
     defeasance, defeat, destruction, detrition, dig, dint,
     disintegration, downfall, drub, drubbing, drum, drum music,
     drumbeat, drumfire, drumming, epochal, even, every other, failure,
     fall, flagellation, flailing, flap, flicker, flit, flitter,
     flogging, flop, flutter, fluttering, fragmentation, fusillade,
     fustigation, granulation, granulization, grating, grinding,
     heartbeat, heartthrob, hiding, hit, horsewhipping, in numbers,
     in rhythm, intermittent, isochronal, jab, knock, lacing,
     lambasting, lashing, lathering, levigation, lick, licking, mashing,
     mastery, measured, metric, metronomic, oscillatory, overcoming,
     overthrow, overturn, palpitant, palpitation, paradiddle, patter,
     pelt, periodical, pistol-whipping, pitapat, pitter-patter, plunk,
     poke, pound, pounding, powdering, pulsatile, pulsating, pulsation,
     pulsative, pulsatory, pulse, pulsing, punch, quietus, quiver, rap,
     rat-a-tat, rat-tat, rat-tat-tat, rataplan, rattattoo, rawhiding,
     reciprocal, recurrent, recurring, rhythm, rhythmic, roll, rotary,
     rout, rub-a-dub, ruff, ruffle, ruin, scourging, seasonal, serial,
     shake, shellacking, shredding, slam, slog, slug, smack, smash,
     smashing, sock, spanking, spatter, spattering, splutter,
     spluttering, sputter, sputtering, staccato, steady, strapping,
     stripes, stroke, subdual, subduing, subjugation, swat, swing,
     swingeing, swipe, switching, tat-tat, tattoo, tempo, thrashing,
     throb, throbbing, thrum, thrumming, thump, thumping, thwack,
     ticking, tom-tom, trimming, trituration, trouncing, truncheoning,
     undoing, undulant, undulatory, vanquishment, wavelike, waver,
     whack, wheeling, whipping, whop, yerk
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 打,挫败,搏动;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 打,挫败,搏动

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