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English noun: beating

1. beating (act) the act of overcoming or outdoing


Synonymswhipping


Broader (hypernym)combat, fight, fighting, scrap

2. beating (act) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows


Synonymsdrubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, whacking


Broader (hypernym)corporal punishment


Narrower (hyponym)flagellation, flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping









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