beating

English Thesaurus

1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun.act)

hypernym	:	corporal punishment,
definition	:	the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime (noun.act)

hyponym	:	flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping,
definition	:	beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment (noun.act)

hyponym	:	flagellation,
definition	:	beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation (noun.act)

2. the act of overcoming or outdoing (noun.act)

hypernym	:	combat, fight, fighting, scrap,
definition	:	the act of fighting; any contest or struggle (noun.act)

3. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat, beat up, work over,
definition	:	give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip,
definition	:	beat severely with a whip or rod (verb.contact)

derivation	:	wallop, whack, wham, whop,
definition	:	hit hard (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flail, lam, thrash, thresh,
definition	:	give a thrashing to; beat hard (verb.contact)

4. the act of overcoming or outdoing (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish,
definition	:	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)

5. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat, beat up, work over,
definition	:	give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip,
definition	:	beat severely with a whip or rod (verb.contact)

derivation	:	wallop, whack, wham, whop,
definition	:	hit hard (verb.contact)

derivation	:	flail, lam, thrash, thresh,
definition	:	give a thrashing to; beat hard (verb.contact)

6. the act of overcoming or outdoing (noun.act)

derivation	:	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish,
definition	:	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)