NOUN | act | beating, whipping | the act of overcoming or outdoing |
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act | beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
Sounds | biy'tihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | The act of overcoming or outdoing. | |
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Synonym | whipping | |
Broader | fight, fighting, combat, scrap | The act of fighting |
Spanish | superación | |
Catalan | superació | |
Verbs | beat | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
Meaning | The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. | |
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Synonyms | thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking | |
Narrower | flagellation | Beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation |
whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation | Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | |
Broader | corporal punishment | The infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime |
Spanish | paliza, somanta, tunda, tute, vapuleo | |
Catalan | atupada, estomacada, pallissa, tonyina | |
Verbs | beat | give a beating to |
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