severe beating
1severe beating — harsh beating, heavy blows …
2beating */ — UK [ˈbiːtɪŋ] / US [ˈbɪtɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms beating : singular beating plural beatings 1) the act of hitting someone hard a number of times in a fight or as a punishment The man had been given a severe beating. 2) a bad defeat in a… …
3beating — beat|ing [ bitıŋ ] noun count * 1. ) the act of hitting someone hard a number of times in a fight or as a punishment: The man had been given a severe beating. 2. ) a bad defeat in a game, competition, or election: It looked like Penn State was… …
4Beating up — may refer to: * Systematic punching many times, or hitting with a blunt instrument, to enforce an order, inflict punishment, prevent the victim from resisting for a while, or release anger. Often two or more men take part, sometimes ith one or… …
5beating — n. 1) to give smb. a beating 2) to get, take a beating 3) a brutal, good, merciless, severe, vicious beating (he got a good beating) * * * [ biːtɪŋ] good merciless severe vicious beating (he got a good beating) a brutal …
6beating — [[t]bi͟ːtɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ beatings 1) N COUNT If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick. ...the savage beating of a black motorist by white police officers... The team secured pictures of… …
7beating — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, savage, severe, terrible, vicious VERB + BEATING ▪ get, receive, suffer …
8severe — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ become, grow ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ extremely …
9beating-up — /bee ting up /, n. 1. a severe thrashing administered for intimidation or revenge. 2. Textiles. the process by which the loose pick is made an integral part of the woven material. [1945 50] * * * …
10beating-up — /bee ting up /, n. 1. a severe thrashing administered for intimidation or revenge. 2. Textiles. the process by which the loose pick is made an integral part of the woven material. [1945 50] …
