English words for 'To beat mercilessly.'
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verb
- To beat mercilessly.
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- (computing) In computer architecture, to cause or undergo poor performance of a virtual memory (or paging) system.
- (software) To extensively test a software system, giving a program various inputs and observing the behavior and outputs that result.
- To defeat utterly.
- To thresh.
- To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour.
- move or stir about violently
- dance the slam dance
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
- move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
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- attack viciously and ferociously
- throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
- (intransitive, often with into or through) To force oneself (in a particular direction).
- (transitive) To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).
noun
- a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
- A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
- A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
- (chiefly UK, sometimes capitalized) The children's game of British Bulldog or Red Rover.
- (UK, Oxford University slang) One of the proctors' officers.
- Any of various species of African freshwater fish in the genus Marcusenius, a type of elephantfish.
- A stubborn or determined person.
- (US, publishing) A bulldog edition.
- The original form of this breed, the British bulldog.
- (professional wrestling) Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.
verb
adj
- Fierce and ferocious.
- Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
- wild and menacing
- without civilizing influences
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- marked by extreme and violent energy
- (US, slang) Severe, rude, aggressive.
- Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
- Barbaric; not civilized.
- (Ireland, US, slang) Great, brilliant, amazing.
- Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.
- (slang) Of an insult or person: disrespectful, audacious, and either blunt or sarcastic, in a hilarious way.
- (UK, slang) Unpleasant or unfair.
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- beat severely
- make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
- leave as a guarantee in return for money
- submerge in a liquid
- fill, soak, or imbue totally
- cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- heat a metal prior to working it
- become drunk or drink excessively
- (originally US slang, figurative, transitive) To overcharge or swindle out of a large amount of money.
- (transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
- (figurative, transitive) To absorb; to drain.
- (transitive) (slang, boxing) To hit or strike.
- (metallurgy, transitive) To heat (a metal) before shaping it.
- (ceramics, transitive) To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.
- (intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
- (transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
- (slang, chiefly Mormonism) To engage in penetrative sex without hip thrusting.
- (intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
noun
- washing something by allowing it to soak
- the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
- (slang, British) A drunkard.
- An immersion in water etc.
- (slang) A carouse; a drinking session.
- (Australia) A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
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- beat severely with a whip or rod
- (transitive) To beat severely; to thrash.
- (transitive, British, regional) To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.
- (intransitive) To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.
- (intransitive) To pass across or over; to traverse.
- (transitive) To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.
- (intransitive) To travel quickly over a long distance.
- (transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
- censure severely or angrily
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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noun
- an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
- A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
- A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
- (often plural) Part of a rotating device, often used for cutting vegetation.
verb
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- move or stir about violently
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- move like a flail; thresh about
- (intransitive, of a crop) To be so separated, or to be capable of being so separated.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
- (transitive, literary) To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.
- (nautical) To drive through adverse conditions (wind, waves).
- (transitive, literary, usually with 'over') To belabor; to go over repeatedly, especially an argument.
- (intransitive, literary) To violently toss the limbs about.
verb
- beat with force
- attack forcefully
- propel or hit with force
- (informal, transitive) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
- (chiefly of an object) To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
- (US, Scotland, British, dialect, slang) To whack or beat.
- (Scotland) To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.
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- behave extremely cruelly and brutally
- engage in amorous play
- become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- spend wastefully
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
- indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
- (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
- (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
- (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
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- To kill violently; to slay.
- To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
- (figuratively, now only in passive) To strike with love or infatuation.
- To injure with divine power.
- To strike down or kill with godly force.
- To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
- cause physical pain or suffering in
- affect suddenly with deep feeling
- inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
verb
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- beat with a cane
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To steal something.
- (transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.
- (transitive, UK, slang) To sell.
- (theater) To beat away charcoal dust etc. using a flogger.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To defeat easily or convincingly.
- (transitive, Australia, agriculture) To overexploit (land), as by overgrazing, overstocking, etc.
- (transitive) To use something to extreme; to abuse.
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verb
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- lash or flick about sharply
- bind with a rope, chain, or cord
- strike as if by whipping
- Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.
- (transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
- (transitive) To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
- (intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.
- (transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
- (transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- (intransitive) To strike vigorously; to let fly.
- (intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.
- (transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
- (intransitive, of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.
noun
- leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
- any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
- A quantity, a great number or amount (e.g. of rain or milk).
- In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
- A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
- A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
- (botany) Flowering plants of genus Blepharis.
- A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
- (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal) An attempt; a go at something.
- The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
- (machining, mechanical) Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
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- the froth produced by soaps or detergents
- the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
- agitation resulting from active worry
- a workman who puts up laths
- (countable) A state of agitation.
- (countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
- (countable, uncountable) Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
verb
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- move or stir about violently
- cut open
- cut drastically
- cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- (Scotland, intransitive) To work in wet conditions.
- To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
- (fashion) To create slashes in a garment.
- (ice hockey) To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
- (cricket) To swing wildly at the ball.
- To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
- (figuratively) To reduce sharply.
- To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
- (intransitive, UK, slang) To piss, to urinate.
- (intransitive, fandom slang) To write slash fiction.
- (US, Canada) To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or (agriculture, uncommon) through grazing.
- To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
- (figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.
- To move quickly and violently.
noun
- an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
- a wound made by cutting
- a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
- a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
- (vulgar, slang) The vulva.
- (Scotland) A large quantity of watery food such as broth.
- (botany) A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant.
- A deep cut or laceration, as made by an edged weapon or whip.
- (fashion) A slit in an outer garment, usually exposing a lining or inner garment of a contrasting color or design.
- A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.
- (eastern US, uncommon) A slash pine, which grows in such (swampy) areas.
- (eastern US) A swampy area; a swamp.
- (idiomatic, by extension) The conjunctions and or also (during a conversation).
- (UK) Alternative form of slatch: a deep trough of finely-fractured culm or a circular or elliptical pocket of coal.
- (US and Canada) The loose woody debris remaining from a slash; the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
- (UK, slang, vulgar, rare) Piss; urine.
- (originally US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.
- (UK, slang, vulgar) A piss: an act of urination.
- (sports) A wide striking motion made with an implement such as a cricket bat, hockey stick, or lacrosse stick.
- (figuratively) A sharp reduction in resources allotted.
- (US and Canada) A clearing in a forest, particularly one made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
- (often proscribed) Any similar typographical mark, such as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
- (fandom slang) Slash fiction; fan fiction focused on homoerotic pairing of fictional characters.
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- beat severely with a whip or rod
- secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
- tie with a strap
- sharpen with a strap
- (transitive) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap; to strop.
- (transitive) To fasten or bind with a strap.
- (transitive) To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
- (transitive) To slap or stroke the muscled areas of a horse with a cloth or pad, a form of massage meant to improve muscle tone.
noun
- an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
- hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
- a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
- whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
- A strap worn on the shoulder.
- (botany) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
- Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
- (finance) An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one put and two call options on the same security at the same strike price, similar to but more bullish than a straddle.
- (journalism) Synonym of strapline.
- A strip of thick leather used in flogging.
- A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.
- (nautical) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
- (carpentry, machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
- (slang, professional wrestling, with "the") A championship belt, or by extension, the title.
- (slang, LGBTQ) A strap-on.
- A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
- (slang) A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.
- (botany) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
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noun
- a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
- a raised or strengthened seam
- In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
- A strip, especially one around the edge of something (for example, in some old heraldry).
- (shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.
- A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow.
- In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
- A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
- In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
verb
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
- defeat thoroughly
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk
- thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
- subject to harsh criticism
- strike as if by whipping
- (intransitive) To move very fast.
- (transitive, politics) To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
- (transitive, roller derby) To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
- (transitive) To urge into action or obedience.
- To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
- (figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
- (transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- (transitive, nautical) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
- (ambitransitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
- (transitive, slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
- (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
- (transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
- (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
- (transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
- (transitive) To hit with a whip.
noun
- a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
- a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
- an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
- (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
- (African-American Vernacular, MTE) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
- Whipped cream.
- (music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
- (roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
- (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
- (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
- The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- (UK politics, by extension) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
- The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
- (UK politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
- A blow administered with a whip.
- (historical) A coach driver; a coachman.
- (hunting) A whipper-in.
- A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
- A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
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- A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
- A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.
- The texture of a piece of fabric.
- (nautical) A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
- A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.
- A ridge or low barrier.
- (Scotland, Northern England) Something selected as being the best, preference; choice; choosing.
- A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.
- A raised rib in knitted goods or fabric, especially corduroy.
- thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
- a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
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- (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- (transitive) To wake up earlier than.
- To make (someone) feel badly guilty and accuse (them) over something.
- (military, WW2 air pilots' usage) To repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
- To cause, by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
- To get something done (derived from the idea of beating for game).
- (reflexive) To feel badly guilty and accuse (oneself) over something. (Usually followed by over or about.)
- gather
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
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- strike violently and repeatedly
- cover with liquid before cooking
- sew together loosely, with large stitches
- (transitive) To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar.
- (transitive) To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
- (transitive) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
- (transitive, by extension) To coat over something.
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verb
- strike violently and repeatedly
- To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
- make a dent or impression in
- strike against forcefully
- (cooking) To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
- (UK, slang, usually in the passive) To intoxicate.
- (architecture) To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
- (figurative) To defeat soundly; to thrash.
- (metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
noun
- (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
- a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking
- A paste of clay or loam.
- (cricket) Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
- (architecture) An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
- (countable, printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
- (cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker.
- (countable, slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session.
- (cooking, countable, uncountable) A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying.
- (baseball) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
- (cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field.
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- beat severely with a whip or rod
- (transitive) To beat severely; to thrash.
- (transitive, British, regional) To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.
- (intransitive) To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.
- (intransitive) To pass across or over; to traverse.
- (transitive) To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.
- (intransitive) To travel quickly over a long distance.
- (transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
- censure severely or angrily
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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- (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- (transitive) To wake up earlier than.
- To make (someone) feel badly guilty and accuse (them) over something.
- (military, WW2 air pilots' usage) To repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
- To cause, by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
- To get something done (derived from the idea of beating for game).
- (reflexive) To feel badly guilty and accuse (oneself) over something. (Usually followed by over or about.)
- gather
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
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- To beat mercilessly.
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- (computing) In computer architecture, to cause or undergo poor performance of a virtual memory (or paging) system.
- (software) To extensively test a software system, giving a program various inputs and observing the behavior and outputs that result.
- To defeat utterly.
- To thresh.
- To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour.
- move or stir about violently
- dance the slam dance
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
- move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation
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verb
- attack viciously and ferociously
- throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
- (intransitive, often with into or through) To force oneself (in a particular direction).
- (transitive) To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).
noun
- a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
- A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
- A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
- (chiefly UK, sometimes capitalized) The children's game of British Bulldog or Red Rover.
- (UK, Oxford University slang) One of the proctors' officers.
- Any of various species of African freshwater fish in the genus Marcusenius, a type of elephantfish.
- A stubborn or determined person.
- (US, publishing) A bulldog edition.
- The original form of this breed, the British bulldog.
- (professional wrestling) Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.
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- Fierce and ferocious.
- Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
- wild and menacing
- without civilizing influences
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- marked by extreme and violent energy
- (US, slang) Severe, rude, aggressive.
- Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
- Barbaric; not civilized.
- (Ireland, US, slang) Great, brilliant, amazing.
- Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.
- (slang) Of an insult or person: disrespectful, audacious, and either blunt or sarcastic, in a hilarious way.
- (UK, slang) Unpleasant or unfair.
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verb
- beat severely
- make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
- leave as a guarantee in return for money
- submerge in a liquid
- fill, soak, or imbue totally
- cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- heat a metal prior to working it
- become drunk or drink excessively
- (originally US slang, figurative, transitive) To overcharge or swindle out of a large amount of money.
- (transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
- (figurative, transitive) To absorb; to drain.
- (transitive) (slang, boxing) To hit or strike.
- (metallurgy, transitive) To heat (a metal) before shaping it.
- (ceramics, transitive) To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.
- (intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
- (transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
- (slang, chiefly Mormonism) To engage in penetrative sex without hip thrusting.
- (intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
noun
- washing something by allowing it to soak
- the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
- (slang, British) A drunkard.
- An immersion in water etc.
- (slang) A carouse; a drinking session.
- (Australia) A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
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noun
- an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
- A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
- A weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
- (often plural) Part of a rotating device, often used for cutting vegetation.
verb
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
- move or stir about violently
- beat the seeds out of a grain
- move like a flail; thresh about
- (intransitive, of a crop) To be so separated, or to be capable of being so separated.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
- (transitive, literary) To beat soundly, usually with some tool such as a stick or whip; to drub.
- (nautical) To drive through adverse conditions (wind, waves).
- (transitive, literary, usually with 'over') To belabor; to go over repeatedly, especially an argument.
- (intransitive, literary) To violently toss the limbs about.
verb
- beat with force
- attack forcefully
- propel or hit with force
- (informal, transitive) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
- (chiefly of an object) To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
- (US, Scotland, British, dialect, slang) To whack or beat.
- (Scotland) To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.
noun
verb
- behave extremely cruelly and brutally
- engage in amorous play
- become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
- spend wastefully
- waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
- indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
- (transitive) To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).
- (intransitive) To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.
- (intransitive) To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
adj
noun
verb
- To kill violently; to slay.
- To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
- (figuratively, now only in passive) To strike with love or infatuation.
- To injure with divine power.
- To strike down or kill with godly force.
- To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
- cause physical pain or suffering in
- affect suddenly with deep feeling
- inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
noun
verb
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- (transitive) To beat severely; to thrash.
- (transitive, British, regional) To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.
- (intransitive) To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.
- (intransitive) To pass across or over; to traverse.
- (transitive) To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.
- (intransitive) To travel quickly over a long distance.
- (transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
- censure severely or angrily
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
verb
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- beat with a cane
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To steal something.
- (transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.
- (transitive, UK, slang) To sell.
- (theater) To beat away charcoal dust etc. using a flogger.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand) To defeat easily or convincingly.
- (transitive, Australia, agriculture) To overexploit (land), as by overgrazing, overstocking, etc.
- (transitive) To use something to extreme; to abuse.
noun
verb
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- lash or flick about sharply
- bind with a rope, chain, or cord
- strike as if by whipping
- Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.
- (transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
- (transitive) To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
- (intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.
- (transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
- (transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- (intransitive) To strike vigorously; to let fly.
- (intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.
- (transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
- (intransitive, of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.
noun
- leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
- any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
- A quantity, a great number or amount (e.g. of rain or milk).
- In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
- A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
- A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
- (botany) Flowering plants of genus Blepharis.
- A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
- (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal) An attempt; a go at something.
- The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
- (machining, mechanical) Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
adj
verb
noun
- the froth produced by soaps or detergents
- the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
- agitation resulting from active worry
- a workman who puts up laths
- (countable) A state of agitation.
- (countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
- (countable, uncountable) Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
verb
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- move or stir about violently
- cut open
- cut drastically
- cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- (Scotland, intransitive) To work in wet conditions.
- To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
- (fashion) To create slashes in a garment.
- (ice hockey) To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
- (cricket) To swing wildly at the ball.
- To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
- (figuratively) To reduce sharply.
- To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
- (intransitive, UK, slang) To piss, to urinate.
- (intransitive, fandom slang) To write slash fiction.
- (US, Canada) To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or (agriculture, uncommon) through grazing.
- To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
- (figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.
- To move quickly and violently.
noun
- an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
- a wound made by cutting
- a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
- a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
- (vulgar, slang) The vulva.
- (Scotland) A large quantity of watery food such as broth.
- (botany) A deep taper-pointed incision in a plant.
- A deep cut or laceration, as made by an edged weapon or whip.
- (fashion) A slit in an outer garment, usually exposing a lining or inner garment of a contrasting color or design.
- A swift, broad cutting stroke, especially one made with an edged weapon or whip.
- (eastern US, uncommon) A slash pine, which grows in such (swampy) areas.
- (eastern US) A swampy area; a swamp.
- (idiomatic, by extension) The conjunctions and or also (during a conversation).
- (UK) Alternative form of slatch: a deep trough of finely-fractured culm or a circular or elliptical pocket of coal.
- (US and Canada) The loose woody debris remaining from a slash; the trimmings left while preparing felled trees for removal.
- (UK, slang, vulgar, rare) Piss; urine.
- (originally US, typography) The slash mark: the punctuation mark ⟨/⟩.
- (UK, slang, vulgar) A piss: an act of urination.
- (sports) A wide striking motion made with an implement such as a cricket bat, hockey stick, or lacrosse stick.
- (figuratively) A sharp reduction in resources allotted.
- (US and Canada) A clearing in a forest, particularly one made by logging, fire, or other violent action.
- (often proscribed) Any similar typographical mark, such as the backslash ⟨\⟩.
- (fandom slang) Slash fiction; fan fiction focused on homoerotic pairing of fictional characters.
adv
conj
verb
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
- tie with a strap
- sharpen with a strap
- (transitive) To sharpen by rubbing on a strap; to strop.
- (transitive) To fasten or bind with a strap.
- (transitive) To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
- (transitive) To slap or stroke the muscled areas of a horse with a cloth or pad, a form of massage meant to improve muscle tone.
noun
- an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
- hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
- a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
- whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
- A strap worn on the shoulder.
- (botany) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
- Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
- (finance) An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one put and two call options on the same security at the same strike price, similar to but more bullish than a straddle.
- (journalism) Synonym of strapline.
- A strip of thick leather used in flogging.
- A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.
- (nautical) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
- (carpentry, machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
- (slang, professional wrestling, with "the") A championship belt, or by extension, the title.
- (slang, LGBTQ) A strap-on.
- A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
- (slang) A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.
- (botany) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
verb
noun
- a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
- a raised or strengthened seam
- In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.
- A strip, especially one around the edge of something (for example, in some old heraldry).
- (shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.
- A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow.
- In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed.
- A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it.
- In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.
verb
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking.
- defeat thoroughly
- whip with or as if with a wire whisk
- thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
- subject to harsh criticism
- strike as if by whipping
- (intransitive) To move very fast.
- (transitive, politics) To enforce a member voting in accordance with party policy.
- (transitive, roller derby) To transfer momentum from one skater to another.
- (transitive) To urge into action or obedience.
- To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread.
- (figurative) To lash with sarcasm, abuse, etc.
- (transitive) To throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- (transitive, nautical) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.
- (ambitransitive) To fish a body of water especially by making repeated casts.
- (transitive, slang) To defeat, as in a contest or game.
- (transitive) To mix in a rapid aerating fashion, especially food.
- (transitive, nautical) To bind the end of a rope with twine or other small stuff to prevent its unlaying: fraying or unravelling.
- (transitive, by extension) To hit with any flexible object.
- (intransitive) To snap back and forth like a whip.
- (transitive) To move (something) very fast; often with up, out, etc.
- (transitive) To hit with a whip.
noun
- a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
- a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline
- an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
- (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
- (African-American Vernacular, MTE) A mode of personal motorized transportation; an automobile, all makes and models including motorcycles, excluding public transportation.
- Whipped cream.
- (music) A wippen, a rocking component in certain piano actions.
- (roller derby) A move in which one player transfers momentum to another.
- (politics) A member of a political party who is in charge of enforcing the party's policies in votes.
- (nautical) A purchase in which one block is used to gain a 2:1 mechanical advantage.
- A whipping motion; a thrashing about.
- The same instrument used to strike a person or animal for corporal punishment or torture.
- (UK politics, by extension) The regular status of an MP within a parliamentary party, which can be revoked by the party as a disciplinary measure.
- The quality of being whiplike or flexible; suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.
- (UK politics, with definite article) A document distributed weekly to MPs by party whips informing them of upcoming votes in parliament.
- A blow administered with a whip.
- (historical) A coach driver; a coachman.
- (hunting) A whipper-in.
- A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a sharp "crack" sound for directing or herding animals.
- A spring in certain electrical devices for making a circuit
verb
noun
- A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them together and in position.
- A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.
- The texture of a piece of fabric.
- (nautical) A horizontal ridge or ledge on the outside planking of a wooden ship. (See gunwale, chainwale)
- A ridge or streak produced on skin by a cane or whip.
- A ridge or low barrier.
- (Scotland, Northern England) Something selected as being the best, preference; choice; choosing.
- A ridge on the outside of a horse collar.
- A raised rib in knitted goods or fabric, especially corduroy.
- thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
- a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
verb
adv
noun
verb
- strike violently and repeatedly
- cover with liquid before cooking
- sew together loosely, with large stitches
- (transitive) To mark (sheep, etc.) with tar.
- (transitive) To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
- (transitive) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
- (transitive, by extension) To coat over something.
noun
verb
- strike violently and repeatedly
- To hit or strike violently and repeatedly.
- make a dent or impression in
- strike against forcefully
- (cooking) To coat with batter (the food ingredient).
- (UK, slang, usually in the passive) To intoxicate.
- (architecture) To slope (of walls, buildings etc.).
- (figurative) To defeat soundly; to thrash.
- (metalworking) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.
noun
- (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
- a liquid or semiliquid mixture, as of flour, eggs, and milk, used in cooking
- A paste of clay or loam.
- (cricket) Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
- (architecture) An incline on the outer face of a built wall.
- (countable, printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in the form.
- (cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker.
- (countable, slang) A binge; a heavy drinking session.
- (cooking, countable, uncountable) A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or Yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to frying.
- (baseball) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
- (cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field.
verb
noun
noun
verb
- (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- (transitive) To wake up earlier than.
- To make (someone) feel badly guilty and accuse (them) over something.
- (military, WW2 air pilots' usage) To repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
- To cause, by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
- To get something done (derived from the idea of beating for game).
- (reflexive) To feel badly guilty and accuse (oneself) over something. (Usually followed by over or about.)
- gather
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
adj
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Fierce and ferocious.
- Brutal, vicious, or merciless.
- wild and menacing
- without civilizing influences
- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- marked by extreme and violent energy
- (US, slang) Severe, rude, aggressive.
- Wild; not cultivated or tamed.
- Barbaric; not civilized.
- (Ireland, US, slang) Great, brilliant, amazing.
- Primitive; lacking complexity or sophistication.
- (slang) Of an insult or person: disrespectful, audacious, and either blunt or sarcastic, in a hilarious way.
- (UK, slang) Unpleasant or unfair.