Definitions for: Beating

[n] the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
[n] the act of overcoming or outdoing
[adj] expanding and contracting rhythmically as to the beating of the heart; "felt the pulsating artery"; "oh my beating heart"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: drubbing, lacing, pulsating, pulsing, rhythmic, rhythmical, thrashing, trouncing, whacking

See Also: combat, corporal punishment, fight, fighting, flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping

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