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  • 91To beat up and down — Beat Beat, v. i. 1. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly. [1913 Webster] The men of the city . . . beat at the door. Judges. xix. 22. [1913 Webster] 2. To move with pulsation or throbbing. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 92To beat up for recruits — Beat Beat, v. i. 1. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly. [1913 Webster] The men of the city . . . beat at the door. Judges. xix. 22. [1913 Webster] 2. To move with pulsation or throbbing. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 93Beat the Clock — For the Sparks song, see Beat the Clock (Sparks song). Beat the Clock Genre Game show Presented by Bud Collyer (1950–1961) Jack Narz (1969–1972) …

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  • 94beat — I UK [biːt] / US [bɪt] verb Word forms beat : present tense I/you/we/they beat he/she/it beats present participle beating past tense beat past participle beaten UK [ˈbiːt(ə)n] / US [ˈbɪt(ə)n] *** 1) [transitive] to defeat someone in a game,… …

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  • 95Beat Thing, The — by David Meltzer (2004)    It was almost inevitable that david meltzer would address the subject of “the Beats.” One of the most moving images in the Beat Culture and the New America museum exhibit that traveled around the country in 1996 was a… …

    Encyclopedia of Beat Literature

  • 96beat up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times. [V n P] Then they actually beat her up as well... [V P n (not pron)] The government supporters are beating up anyone they suspect of favouring the demonstrators …

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  • 97beat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 rhythm ADJECTIVE ▪ regular, rhythmic, steady ▪ pounding ▪ disco, funky, hip hop, techno …

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  • 98Beat Richner — Dr. Beat Richner (born March 13, 1947) is a Swiss pediatrician, cellist (Beatocello), and founder of children s hospitals in Cambodia.Richner worked at the Kantha Bopha Children s Hospital in Phnom Penh in 1974 and 1975. When the Khmer Rouge… …

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  • 99Beat movement — American social and literary movement of the 1950s and 60s. It is associated with artists communities in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. Its adherents expressed alienation from conventional society and advocated personal release and… …

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  • 100Beat the Devil (1953 film) — Infobox Film name = Beat the Devil caption = imdb id = 0046414 producer = John Huston director = John Huston writer = James Helvick (novel) John Huston Truman Capote starring = Humphrey Bogart Jennifer Jones Gina Lollobrigida Peter Lorre Robert… …

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