he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
took a beating and ended up in second place
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First Known Use: 13th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yeardefeat, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, whipping;
collapse, debacle (also débâcle), failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset;
: the act of repeatedly hitting someone to cause pain or injury : the act of beating someone
See words that rhyme with beating Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for beating Spanish Central: Translation of beating Nglish: Translation of beating for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of beating for Arabic speakers
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