|  beating 
 
 1. the act of overcoming or outdoing (Freq. 1)
 • Syn:
 whipping
 • Derivationally related forms:
 beat
 • Hypernyms:
 fight, fighting, combat, scrap
 2. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
 • Syn:
 thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
 • Derivationally related forms:
 whack (for: whacking), trounce (for: trouncing), thrash (for: thrashing), beat
 • Hypernyms:
 corporal punishment
 • Hyponyms:
 whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
 
 
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