English > beating: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. |
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| Synonyms | thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking |
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| Narrower | flagellation | Beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | paliza, somanta, tunda, tute, vapuleo |
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| Catalan | atupada, estomacada, pallissa, tonyina |
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| Verbs | beat | give a beating to |
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