Definition of beater
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Examples of beater in a Sentence
driving a rusty old beater
he drives a beater that just barely runs
Recent Examples of beater from the Web
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His Mac Irvin Fire 16U squad lost to California United on a buzzer-beater, but not without Jacobs doing his best Nate Robinson impersonation.
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The Terps scored a buzzer-beater to force overtime and salvage their chance for a repeat crown in legendary All-American Frank Urso’s final game, but Cornell prevailed in the battle of unbeatens with four goals in the extra period.
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Here are nine of J.R. Smith’s best bad shots in his NBA career, including his first half buzzer-beater in Game 2 of the 2017 Eastern Conference Finals vs. the Boston Celtics.
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Horry’s buzzer beater was most certainly not just any NBA shot in any NBA playoff game.
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Clearly this is not a beater for riding to the shops and back.
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First Known Use of beater
14th century
BEATER Defined for English Language Learners
beater
playDefinition of beater for English Language Learners
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: a device or tool that is used for beating something
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: someone who repeatedly hits another person
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: an old car that is in poor condition
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