REVERSE DICTIONARY B
BEAT - BEATZ
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• BEAT (hit) Part 1 Adjectives, Nouns, & Phrases
• BEAT (hit) Part 2 Verbs to 1860s
• BEAT (hit) Part 3 Verbs from 1870s onwards
• BEAT (surpass)
• BEAT (throb)
• BEAT DOWN
• BEATNIK
BEAT, BEATEN UP, BEATING (hit)
Part 1 Adjectives, Nouns, & Phrases
adj. 1519 obs. - beaten, knocked about BOUNCED
adj. 1611 - that can be battered or bruised by beating BATTERABLE
adj. 1620 obs. rare - producing or accompanied by the noise of beating PLANGIFEROUS
adj. 1634 obs. - beaten with cuts or strokes of a whip, etc. CUT-BEATEN
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - beaten, bruised BET
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bruised, beaten, scratched BATTERFANGED
adj. 1899 Amer. dial. - beaten, bruised, injured; out of order, damaged, run-down BUNGED UP
adj. 1905 sl. - beaten, thrashed TANNED
adj. 1947 US sl. - heading for trouble, esp. a physically beating CRUISIN' FOR A BRUISIN'
adj. 1960 US sl. - heading for trouble; inviting a beating CRUISIN' FOR A BRUISE
adj. 1970s - beaten up (services’ in N. Ireland usage) ROMPERED
adj. 1990s sl. - beaten up, defeated SCOOBIED; SKOOBIED
adj. 20C sl. - of people: beaten up, injured BANGED UP
int. L19 sl. - a threat to give someone else a beating I'LL GIVE YOU JIM SMITH!
n. 1350 colloq. - a beating or thrashing LICKING
n. 1428 - the act of cudgelling or beating FUSTIGATION
n. a1500 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an act of hitting, beating, or striking someone or something DUNCH
n. 1525 obs. - someone or something that beats down or crushes MALLET
n. 1552 obs. - a jocular title given to one who is subjected to beating BEATING-STOCK
n. a1555 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - one who beats PAIKER
n. a1560 obs. - a blow; a beating BACE
n. 1590 - a cudgelling, a beating, a thrashing BASTING
n. 1592 obs. - one who beats or drubs LAMBACKER
n. 1594 arch. - a beating with a stick; a cudgelling BASTINADO
n. 1595 obs. - a severe beating; a cudgelling RIB-ROAST
n. 1601 obs. - a beating, a thrashing FEAKING
n. 1607 - a beating or drubbing LAMB-PIE; LAM-PIE
n. 1608 - a beating or flogging OIL OF BASTON
n. 1608 - a beating or flogging with a holly stick OIL OF HOLLY
n. 1611 - a beating, a thrashing LAMMING
n. 1623 obs. - a beating black and blue; a bruise SUGGILLATION; SUGILLATION
n. 1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, flagellation BASKING
n. Bk1656 rare - a beating or flogging VAPULATION
n. 1660 arch. - a beating with a stick; a cudgelling BASTINADE; BASTONADE
n. 1663 sl. - a thrashing, a beating RIB-ROASTING
n. 1678 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beating, a drubbing; severe reprehension SCOURING
n. c1678 - a beating or flogging with a hazel stick HAZEL OIL; OIL OF HAZEL
n. 1693 - a beating or flogging; a whipping OIL OF WHIP
n. 1694 sl. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - a beating; a thrashing LAMBASTING
n. 17C UK sl. - a sound beating (criminals' usage) FAT SCRAPS AND GLORIOUS BITS
n. M17 sl. - a severe beating OYL OF ROPE
n. L17 colloq. - a beating; a flogging LACING
n. 1723 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a heavy blow, a severe stroke, a beating LOUNDER
n. c1730 - the act of beating or striking so as to cause pain or hurt; esp. flogging or scourging; also, a blow or stroke VERBERATION
n. 1775 sl. - a beating, a thrashing, a thumping FAGGING
n. 1785 obs. rare - a physical punishment such as a beating, or whipping MONKEY'S ALLOWANCE
n. 1788 Eng. dial. - a beating BATS
n. 1789 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing; a defeat BANGING
n. 1789 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the act of striking, pushing, or butting; an instance of this; a beating; a blow DUNCHING
n. 1791 colloq. - a flogging, a beating LEATHERING
n. 1794 Sc. - reproof, correction; a beating, a drubbing DICHELS
n. c1795 colloq. - punishment; a beating GRUEL
n. 1799 sl. - a beating; a thrashing; also used by sailors of rough or stormy weather DUSTING
n. 18C sl. - a beating OIL OF ROPE
n. L18 sl. - a beating or flogging OIL OF STIRRUP; STIRRUP-OIL
n. 1815 Sc. - the effect of fatigue or severe bodily exertion; a severe beating A SARKFUL OF SORE BONES
n. 1819 Eng. dial. - a sound thrashing or beating KNACKER'S BRANDY
n. 1821 Sc. - a fight with the fists, a beating MALVADERING; MILVADERING
n. 1822 Sc. - a beating, a knocking about DINGING
n. 1822 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, a flogging YETHERING
n. 1824 US sl. - a sound whipping or beating LACED JACKET
n. 1825 - a severe beating; also, in a contest: a decisive defeat ASS-WHIPPING
n. 1825 - a sound beating, a thrashing HAZING
n. 1825 Sc. - a beating, a drubbing BAISSING; DISHINS; TABOURS
n. 1827 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing; a punishment PAIKING
n. 1828 - a beating or flogging with a birch rod; a whipping OIL OF BIRCH
n. 1833 Sc. - a pat; a slight stroke with the hand, etc.; a smart blow; a beating TICKET
n. 1836 Amer. dial. - a beating, a thrashing QUILTING
n. 1837 Amer. sl. - a beating with a hickory rod, a thrashing; a whipping OIL OF HICKORY
n. 1838 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, a flogging; a whipping; a tongue-lashing, a scolding LARRUPING
n. 1838 Sc. - a beating, punishment DICHENS
n. 1842 Amer. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, a whipping BRUSHING
n. 1848 Eng. dial. - a beating MALAVOGUEING
n. 1851 - a beating, a thrashing; a tongue-lashing, a scolding JACKETING
n. 1851 sl. - an act of hitting; a beating-up PASTING
n. 1854 - a beating, a thrashing BELTING
n. 1860 sl. - a beating with a cane (chiefly Eton College usage) SWISHING
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, a flogging HAZELING
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a beating, castigation BATTING
n. 1863 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a thrashing, a beating BENSILLING
n. 1865 - one who beats another FUSTIGATOR
n. 1865 Amer. dial. - a beating, a hard time GOUDY; GOWDY
n. 1866 Sc. - a drubbing, a severe beating NEVEL; NEVILL
n. 1866 Sc. - a thrashing, a sound beating, chastisement AWMAN
n. 1866 Sc. - the act of laying on blows; a severe beating ONLAYING
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - a beating MALLING
n. 1874 Sc. - a beating, a thrashing LABBERIN
n. 1876 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing ANOINTING; BACK-BRAYING; NOINTING
n. 1880 Sc. - a beating, a thrashing, a scolding NAILING
n. 1880 sl. - an act of hitting; a beating-up DOING
n. 1882 Sc. - a thrashing, a beating TABBERING
n. 1887 Sc. - a blow, a beating DIGHT
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a beating with an ash stick ASH-PLANTING
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a severe beating or thrashing PADDY-WHACK-SAUCE
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian - a beating CHERRY-MERRY-BAMBOO
n. 1894 - a beating or flogging with a hickory stick HICKORY OIL
n. 1896 Eng. dial. - a beating, a flogging; a scolding RIDGILING
n. 1897 Eng. dial. - a beating SCAGING
n. 1898 sl. - a severe beating; a smacking, usually of a child; a blow PADDYWHACK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating BELKING; BEVELLING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a flogging BALASING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing BALLING; BASSOCKING; BAZZOCKING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a blow, a beating TWANK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a drubbing, a beating CAMBORNE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a sound beating or scratching BATTERFANGING
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a beating BADGERAN
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a beating, a drubbing BAIKINS
n. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beating BEFTING
n. 1899 Amer. dial. - a sharp scolding; chastisement; a drubbing, beating, or thrashing TRIMMING
n. 1899 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing THREAPING
n. 19C - a beating or flogging (jocular usage) OIL OF STRAP; STRAP-OIL
n. 19C colloq. - a severe beating or thrashing; defeat WHOPPING
n. 19C sl. - a beating OIL OF GLADNESS; OIL OF STRAPPEM
n. 19C sl. - a beating (nautical usage) SALT EEL
n. E19 sl. - a sound beating or thrashing LARRUP
n. E19 sl. - anyone who beats up their victims with a cudgel or stick WALLOPER
n. M19 - a blow, a beating WHACKING
n. M19 - a thrashing, a beating TOWELLING
n. M19 sl. - a beating, a thrashing FANNING
n. M19 sl. - a beating; a flogging ASH BEANS AND LONG OATS; OATS
n. M19 US sl. - a beating SCALDING
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a beating RAZZLING
n. B1900 Sc. - a heavy beating TEEM ON
n. B1900 Sc. - a severe beating or thrashing KNEVELL
n. 1900 UK sl. - a defeat, a significant defeat; a beating HAMMERING
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a thrashing, a beating GALLIER
n. Bk1900 Sc. - a beating, a thrashing, a drubbing DICHLING
n. Bk1900 Sc. - the act of beating or dashing; a beating DIRDAN
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing LAM-AN-SALLY; LAMMACING
n. Bk1902 Sc. - a beating, a defeat LAMPIN'
n. Bk1903 sl. - a thrashing, a beating RIB-BENDING
n. Bk1903 sl. - a thrashing, a beating RIBBING
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a boys' name for a good beating or thrashing SCALLIONS
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a severe beating SCOWE
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a hard rub; a severe beating SCRIMGE
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a hard rubbing; a severe beating SCRIMMAGE
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a lash, a stroke; a severe beating SCRINGE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a thrashing, a beating OILING
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - an abuse; a beating UGLY
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a beating HAND-PAYMENT
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a beating, a thrashing OIL OF OAK
n. Bk1905 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a pommelling, a beating inflicted with the fist NEVILLING
n. 1910s sl. - a severe beating PADDYWAX
n. 1910s sl. - one who beats, e.g. hits a child WALLOPER
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a beating BLEACHING; BLINTERAN
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a beating, a drubbing BETCHELLAN; BETCHELLIN'
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - a beating, a whipping BROWSING
n. 1920s sl. - a beating FRIGGING
n. 1920s US sl. - a beating, whether physical or verbal SKINNING
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, a whipping SCUTCHING
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - a sound beating FERRICADOUZER
n. 1930s S. Africa sl. - a thorough beating, a thrashing; a comprehensive defeat KAFFERPAK
n. 1930s US sl. - a head that has been beaten, usually by the police (African-American usage) OILED HEAD
n. 1930s US sl. - the buttocks after a beating (African-American usage) OILED BEHIND
n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a beating, spanking PEELING
n. 1937 Amer. sl. - a beating BEHIND-KICKING
n. 1942 sl. - an act of hitting; a beating-up (orig. US) GOING-OVER
n. 1943 Amer. sl. - a beating; defeat ASS-KICKING
n. 1958 UK sl. - a beating-up; a beating BASHING
n. 1959 US sl. - vengeance against someone, esp. in the form of a beating, a thrashing, a punishment PIECE OF SOMEONE'S ASS
n. 1960 Sc. - a beating, a thrashing LAMPS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a beating, a thrashing TEARING UP; TEARING DOWN
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a thorough beating CHUNKING
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a thorough beating WHEYING
n. 1967 Amer. sl. - a thrashing, a trouncing, a beating ASS-WAXING
n. 1967 colloq. - an act of hitting or thumping something or someone; a beating; a drubbing DUFFING-UP
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a thorough beating MOMMICKING
n. 1970 US sl. - a beating; a decisive or humiliating defeat; a severe reprimand BUTT-KICKING
n. 1970s sl. - a beating up FACE-ACHE
n. 1970s US sl. - a punishment, a beating ASS-KICK
n. 1973 Sc. sl. - a cut given from a razor as an act of violence; a blow; a beating MALKY
n. 1975 US sl. - a beating BIFFING
n. 1980s sl. - a beating WELLY
n. 1980s US sl. - a fight; a beating (African-American usage) BEAT-DOWN
n. 1984 UK sl. - a beating SPANK
n. 1997 Brit. sl. - a beating MULLERING; SLAPPING
n. 1999 UK sl. - a serious beating SPANKING
n. 20C sl. - a beating-up; an act of physical violence ONCE-OVER
n. 20C sl. - a punishment, a beating; a bad turn ONE
n. 2000s sl. - a beating PANELLING
n. 2000s sl. - a beating up (Actual Bodily Harm) A.B.H.
n. 2001 US sl. - a beating by a police officer; 'sentence and judgement' S AND J
phr. L18 sl. - I will beat you I WILL ANOINT YOU WITH THE OIL OF GLADNESS
phr. 1989 Ireland - give them a beating GIVE THEM LACKERY
adj. 1611 - that can be battered or bruised by beating BATTERABLE
adj. 1620 obs. rare - producing or accompanied by the noise of beating PLANGIFEROUS
adj. 1634 obs. - beaten with cuts or strokes of a whip, etc. CUT-BEATEN
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - beaten, bruised BET
adj. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - bruised, beaten, scratched BATTERFANGED
adj. 1899 Amer. dial. - beaten, bruised, injured; out of order, damaged, run-down BUNGED UP
adj. 1905 sl. - beaten, thrashed TANNED
adj. 1947 US sl. - heading for trouble, esp. a physically beating CRUISIN' FOR A BRUISIN'
adj. 1960 US sl. - heading for trouble; inviting a beating CRUISIN' FOR A BRUISE
adj. 1970s - beaten up (services’ in N. Ireland usage) ROMPERED
adj. 1990s sl. - beaten up, defeated SCOOBIED; SKOOBIED
adj. 20C sl. - of people: beaten up, injured BANGED UP
int. L19 sl. - a threat to give someone else a beating I'LL GIVE YOU JIM SMITH!
n. 1350 colloq. - a beating or thrashing LICKING
n. 1428 - the act of cudgelling or beating FUSTIGATION
n. a1500 Sc. & Eng. dial. - an act of hitting, beating, or striking someone or something DUNCH
n. 1525 obs. - someone or something that beats down or crushes MALLET
n. 1552 obs. - a jocular title given to one who is subjected to beating BEATING-STOCK
n. a1555 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - one who beats PAIKER
n. a1560 obs. - a blow; a beating BACE
n. 1590 - a cudgelling, a beating, a thrashing BASTING
n. 1592 obs. - one who beats or drubs LAMBACKER
n. 1594 arch. - a beating with a stick; a cudgelling BASTINADO
n. 1595 obs. - a severe beating; a cudgelling RIB-ROAST
n. 1601 obs. - a beating, a thrashing FEAKING
n. 1607 - a beating or drubbing LAMB-PIE; LAM-PIE
n. 1608 - a beating or flogging OIL OF BASTON
n. 1608 - a beating or flogging with a holly stick OIL OF HOLLY
n. 1611 - a beating, a thrashing LAMMING
n. 1623 obs. - a beating black and blue; a bruise SUGGILLATION; SUGILLATION
n. 1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, flagellation BASKING
n. Bk1656 rare - a beating or flogging VAPULATION
n. 1660 arch. - a beating with a stick; a cudgelling BASTINADE; BASTONADE
n. 1663 sl. - a thrashing, a beating RIB-ROASTING
n. 1678 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beating, a drubbing; severe reprehension SCOURING
n. c1678 - a beating or flogging with a hazel stick HAZEL OIL; OIL OF HAZEL
n. 1693 - a beating or flogging; a whipping OIL OF WHIP
n. 1694 sl. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - a beating; a thrashing LAMBASTING
n. 17C UK sl. - a sound beating (criminals' usage) FAT SCRAPS AND GLORIOUS BITS
n. M17 sl. - a severe beating OYL OF ROPE
n. L17 colloq. - a beating; a flogging LACING
n. 1723 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a heavy blow, a severe stroke, a beating LOUNDER
n. c1730 - the act of beating or striking so as to cause pain or hurt; esp. flogging or scourging; also, a blow or stroke VERBERATION
n. 1775 sl. - a beating, a thrashing, a thumping FAGGING
n. 1785 obs. rare - a physical punishment such as a beating, or whipping MONKEY'S ALLOWANCE
n. 1788 Eng. dial. - a beating BATS
n. 1789 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing; a defeat BANGING
n. 1789 Sc. & Eng. dial. - the act of striking, pushing, or butting; an instance of this; a beating; a blow DUNCHING
n. 1791 colloq. - a flogging, a beating LEATHERING
n. 1794 Sc. - reproof, correction; a beating, a drubbing DICHELS
n. c1795 colloq. - punishment; a beating GRUEL
n. 1799 sl. - a beating; a thrashing; also used by sailors of rough or stormy weather DUSTING
n. 18C sl. - a beating OIL OF ROPE
n. L18 sl. - a beating or flogging OIL OF STIRRUP; STIRRUP-OIL
n. 1815 Sc. - the effect of fatigue or severe bodily exertion; a severe beating A SARKFUL OF SORE BONES
n. 1819 Eng. dial. - a sound thrashing or beating KNACKER'S BRANDY
n. 1821 Sc. - a fight with the fists, a beating MALVADERING; MILVADERING
n. 1822 Sc. - a beating, a knocking about DINGING
n. 1822 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, a flogging YETHERING
n. 1824 US sl. - a sound whipping or beating LACED JACKET
n. 1825 - a severe beating; also, in a contest: a decisive defeat ASS-WHIPPING
n. 1825 - a sound beating, a thrashing HAZING
n. 1825 Sc. - a beating, a drubbing BAISSING; DISHINS; TABOURS
n. 1827 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing; a punishment PAIKING
n. 1828 - a beating or flogging with a birch rod; a whipping OIL OF BIRCH
n. 1833 Sc. - a pat; a slight stroke with the hand, etc.; a smart blow; a beating TICKET
n. 1836 Amer. dial. - a beating, a thrashing QUILTING
n. 1837 Amer. sl. - a beating with a hickory rod, a thrashing; a whipping OIL OF HICKORY
n. 1838 Eng. & Amer. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, a flogging; a whipping; a tongue-lashing, a scolding LARRUPING
n. 1838 Sc. - a beating, punishment DICHENS
n. 1842 Amer. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, a whipping BRUSHING
n. 1848 Eng. dial. - a beating MALAVOGUEING
n. 1851 - a beating, a thrashing; a tongue-lashing, a scolding JACKETING
n. 1851 sl. - an act of hitting; a beating-up PASTING
n. 1854 - a beating, a thrashing BELTING
n. 1860 sl. - a beating with a cane (chiefly Eton College usage) SWISHING
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, a flogging HAZELING
n. 1863 Eng. dial. - a beating, castigation BATTING
n. 1863 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a thrashing, a beating BENSILLING
n. 1865 - one who beats another FUSTIGATOR
n. 1865 Amer. dial. - a beating, a hard time GOUDY; GOWDY
n. 1866 Sc. - a drubbing, a severe beating NEVEL; NEVILL
n. 1866 Sc. - a thrashing, a sound beating, chastisement AWMAN
n. 1866 Sc. - the act of laying on blows; a severe beating ONLAYING
n. 1874 Eng. dial. - a beating MALLING
n. 1874 Sc. - a beating, a thrashing LABBERIN
n. 1876 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing ANOINTING; BACK-BRAYING; NOINTING
n. 1880 Sc. - a beating, a thrashing, a scolding NAILING
n. 1880 sl. - an act of hitting; a beating-up DOING
n. 1882 Sc. - a thrashing, a beating TABBERING
n. 1887 Sc. - a blow, a beating DIGHT
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a beating with an ash stick ASH-PLANTING
n. 1889 Eng. dial. - a severe beating or thrashing PADDY-WHACK-SAUCE
n. Bk1892 Anglo-Indian - a beating CHERRY-MERRY-BAMBOO
n. 1894 - a beating or flogging with a hickory stick HICKORY OIL
n. 1896 Eng. dial. - a beating, a flogging; a scolding RIDGILING
n. 1897 Eng. dial. - a beating SCAGING
n. 1898 sl. - a severe beating; a smacking, usually of a child; a blow PADDYWHACK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating BELKING; BEVELLING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a flogging BALASING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing BALLING; BASSOCKING; BAZZOCKING
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a blow, a beating TWANK
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a drubbing, a beating CAMBORNE
n. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - a sound beating or scratching BATTERFANGING
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a beating BADGERAN
n. Bk1898 Sc. - a beating, a drubbing BAIKINS
n. Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. - a beating BEFTING
n. 1899 Amer. dial. - a sharp scolding; chastisement; a drubbing, beating, or thrashing TRIMMING
n. 1899 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing THREAPING
n. 19C - a beating or flogging (jocular usage) OIL OF STRAP; STRAP-OIL
n. 19C colloq. - a severe beating or thrashing; defeat WHOPPING
n. 19C sl. - a beating OIL OF GLADNESS; OIL OF STRAPPEM
n. 19C sl. - a beating (nautical usage) SALT EEL
n. E19 sl. - a sound beating or thrashing LARRUP
n. E19 sl. - anyone who beats up their victims with a cudgel or stick WALLOPER
n. M19 - a blow, a beating WHACKING
n. M19 - a thrashing, a beating TOWELLING
n. M19 sl. - a beating, a thrashing FANNING
n. M19 sl. - a beating; a flogging ASH BEANS AND LONG OATS; OATS
n. M19 US sl. - a beating SCALDING
n. B1900 Eng. dial. - a beating RAZZLING
n. B1900 Sc. - a heavy beating TEEM ON
n. B1900 Sc. - a severe beating or thrashing KNEVELL
n. 1900 UK sl. - a defeat, a significant defeat; a beating HAMMERING
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - a thrashing, a beating GALLIER
n. Bk1900 Sc. - a beating, a thrashing, a drubbing DICHLING
n. Bk1900 Sc. - the act of beating or dashing; a beating DIRDAN
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - a beating, a thrashing LAM-AN-SALLY; LAMMACING
n. Bk1902 Sc. - a beating, a defeat LAMPIN'
n. Bk1903 sl. - a thrashing, a beating RIB-BENDING
n. Bk1903 sl. - a thrashing, a beating RIBBING
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a boys' name for a good beating or thrashing SCALLIONS
n. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - a severe beating SCOWE
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a hard rub; a severe beating SCRIMGE
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a hard rubbing; a severe beating SCRIMMAGE
n. Bk1904 Sc. - a lash, a stroke; a severe beating SCRINGE
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - a thrashing, a beating OILING
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - an abuse; a beating UGLY
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a beating HAND-PAYMENT
n. Bk1905 Sc. - a beating, a thrashing OIL OF OAK
n. Bk1905 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - a pommelling, a beating inflicted with the fist NEVILLING
n. 1910s sl. - a severe beating PADDYWAX
n. 1910s sl. - one who beats, e.g. hits a child WALLOPER
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a beating BLEACHING; BLINTERAN
n. Bk1911 Sc. - a beating, a drubbing BETCHELLAN; BETCHELLIN'
n. 1914 Amer. dial. - a beating, a whipping BROWSING
n. 1920s sl. - a beating FRIGGING
n. 1920s US sl. - a beating, whether physical or verbal SKINNING
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - a beating, a thrashing, a whipping SCUTCHING
n. 1930 Amer. dial. - a sound beating FERRICADOUZER
n. 1930s S. Africa sl. - a thorough beating, a thrashing; a comprehensive defeat KAFFERPAK
n. 1930s US sl. - a head that has been beaten, usually by the police (African-American usage) OILED HEAD
n. 1930s US sl. - the buttocks after a beating (African-American usage) OILED BEHIND
n. 1931 Amer. dial. - a beating, spanking PEELING
n. 1937 Amer. sl. - a beating BEHIND-KICKING
n. 1942 sl. - an act of hitting; a beating-up (orig. US) GOING-OVER
n. 1943 Amer. sl. - a beating; defeat ASS-KICKING
n. 1958 UK sl. - a beating-up; a beating BASHING
n. 1959 US sl. - vengeance against someone, esp. in the form of a beating, a thrashing, a punishment PIECE OF SOMEONE'S ASS
n. 1960 Sc. - a beating, a thrashing LAMPS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. - a beating, a thrashing TEARING UP; TEARING DOWN
n. 1966 Amer. dial. - a thorough beating CHUNKING
n. 1967 Amer. dial. - a thorough beating WHEYING
n. 1967 Amer. sl. - a thrashing, a trouncing, a beating ASS-WAXING
n. 1967 colloq. - an act of hitting or thumping something or someone; a beating; a drubbing DUFFING-UP
n. 1968 Amer. dial. - a thorough beating MOMMICKING
n. 1970 US sl. - a beating; a decisive or humiliating defeat; a severe reprimand BUTT-KICKING
n. 1970s sl. - a beating up FACE-ACHE
n. 1970s US sl. - a punishment, a beating ASS-KICK
n. 1973 Sc. sl. - a cut given from a razor as an act of violence; a blow; a beating MALKY
n. 1975 US sl. - a beating BIFFING
n. 1980s sl. - a beating WELLY
n. 1980s US sl. - a fight; a beating (African-American usage) BEAT-DOWN
n. 1984 UK sl. - a beating SPANK
n. 1997 Brit. sl. - a beating MULLERING; SLAPPING
n. 1999 UK sl. - a serious beating SPANKING
n. 20C sl. - a beating-up; an act of physical violence ONCE-OVER
n. 20C sl. - a punishment, a beating; a bad turn ONE
n. 2000s sl. - a beating PANELLING
n. 2000s sl. - a beating up (Actual Bodily Harm) A.B.H.
n. 2001 US sl. - a beating by a police officer; 'sentence and judgement' S AND J
phr. L18 sl. - I will beat you I WILL ANOINT YOU WITH THE OIL OF GLADNESS
phr. 1989 Ireland - give them a beating GIVE THEM LACKERY
BEAT, BEATEN UP, BEATING (hit)
Part 2 Verbs to 1860s
vb. c1205 obs. - to disperse by beating; to beat to pieces TO-SWINGE
vb. c1225 obs. - to beat, to thrash BUST
vb. c1225 obs. - to beat, to thump, to trounce, to knock BOUNCE
vb. a1250 obs. rare - to beat severely, to thrash, to thump; to pelt TO-BUNE
vb. a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat, to buffet, to slap BEFT
vb. c1300 obs. - to strike, to beat DINT
vb. c1325 - to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter BATTER
vb. a1375 obs. rare - to beat; to strike, to knock down PALL
vb. c1380 obs. rare - to beat about, to thrash BYFRAP
vb. 1382 obs. - to beat to atoms TO-BRAY
vb. a1400-50 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat, to slap, to smack, in later use, spec. on the breech SKELP
vb. c1400-50 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat or press down; to squash, to flatten, to extinguish QUAT
vb. c1440 - to cudgel, to thrash, to beat, to hit, to strike BAT
vb. c1440 Eng. dial. - to buffet, to beat SUFFET
vb. c1500 - to flog, to beat, to thrash; to chastise by word or act ANOINT
vb. 1503 obs. - to beat or lash with a leash; to whip LEASH
vb. 1519 - to beat, to thrash; later, to strike with the fist, to cuff, to buffet; to strike with the hand BOX
vb. c1520 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike hard, esp. with a rod or whip; to beat, to thrash, to flog, to lash; to drive with a whip YARK; YERK
vb. a1529 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat HAMPER
vb. 1530 obs. - to strike, to beat a person on the face, over the head, etc. LAY
vb. a1530 obs. - to beat, to drub a person WALK; WALK A PERSON'S COAT
vb. 1533 - to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting, to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog, to cudgel BASTE
vb. 1568 obs. - to beat soundly BESWINGE
vb. 1570 now arch. - to belabour with a cudgel; to beat soundly, to thrash RIB-ROAST
vb. 1571 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat on the posteriors; to inflict school punishment; hence, to flog, to thrash, to beat or baste soundly BUMBASTE
vb. a1572 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to beat or strike with the fists; to pound, buffet, or pommel NEVEL; NEVILL
vb. 1573 obs. - to knock about, to shake and shatter thoroughly; to buffet; to beat, to drub CANVAS(S)
vb. 1589 obs. - to beat, to thrash LAMBACK; LAMBSKIN
vb. 1589 obs. - to claw or scratch with the open hand and nails; to beat, to thrash, to drub CAPERCLAW
vb. 1589 obs. - to flog, to beat, to thrash BUMFEG
vb. 1592 - to beat, to chastise TICKLE
vb. 1593 obs. - to beat with a staff or cudgel BASTON
vb. 1594 obs. exc. arch. - to beat, to hammer MALLET
vb. 1595 - to beat soundly; to thrash LAM; LAMB
vb. 1595 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat BELAM; BELAMB
vb. 1598 obs. - to beat, to thrash BECURRY
vb. 1598 obs. - to belabour, to beat a person, to flog SAUCE
vb. 1598 obs. - to thrash, to beat severely RIB-BASTE
vb. 1598 obs. rare - to beat, to thrash, to 'swaddle' BESWADDLE
vb. 1599 - to lash, beat, thrash LACE
vb. L16 sl. - to beat or strike LAMME
vb. L16 sl. - to beat, to thrash ANOINT WITH BIRCHEN SALVE
vb. 1600 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat severely, to thrash, to flog LINGE
vb. 1603 rare - to beat or strike VAPULATE
vb. 1604 - to beat violently, to knock about; to thrash, to strike with the fist or with a whip, to handle roughly BANG
vb. 1604 obs. rare - to beat with a staff or cudgel BASTONATE
vb. 1612 colloq. - to beat, to thrash DUST
vb. 1614 arch. - to beat with a stick; to thrash, to thwack BASTINADO
vb. 1622 obs. rare - to beat a person, to 'pepper' BEPEPS
vb. 1623 rare or obs. - to beat black and blue; to bruise SUGGILLATE; SUGILLATE
vb. 1624 obs. - to beat, to thump, to thrash TABOR; TABOUR
vb. 1625 rare - to beat or strike so as to cause pain, esp. by way of punishment VERBERATE
vb. a1625 - orig. to hit someone with a leather strap; hence, to beat or thrash someone LEATHER
vb. a1626 obs. rare - to beat black and blue BLUE-BEAT
vb. 1630 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial. - to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter; to assail violently BATTERFANG
vb. 1637 sl. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash LAMBASTE
vb. c1639 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to hit with something hard or solid, as the knuckles, a stick, or a stone; to beat, to pummel, to thrash; to strike; to punish PAIK
vb. 1652 obs. - to beat, to thrash FEAK
vb. 1654 - to bruise by beating, to pound or thrash CONTUND
vb. 1654 Eng. dial. - to beat, to flog, to thrash COTTON
vb. a1658 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat, to throb, to palpitate QUOP
vb. 1663 obs. rare - to beat black and blue; to bruise SUGGILL; SUGILL
vb. 1668 obs. - to beat, to whip FEAGUE
vb. c1670 sl. - to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment TAN ONE'S ARSE; TAN ONE'S BACKSIDE
vb. 1674 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to drive, to know about; to bang, to beat BANSEL; BENSEL; BENSELL; BENSIL
vb. 1676 - to pat frequently; to strike, to beat BEPAT
vb. 1678 Eng. dial. - to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly HAZE
vb. c1678 - to beat with a hazel rod ANOINT WITH OIL OF HAZEL
vb. 1683 arch. - to beat or strike with a 'batoon'; to thrash with a stick, to cudgel BATOON
vb. 1684 Eng. dial. - to beat one soundly COOL ONE'S HAGGIS
vb. 1684 Eng. dial. - to strike with a stick or other implement, generally on the head; to beat NAUP
vb. 1687 - to give one a beating THRASH ONE'S JACKET
vb. 1688 - to beat or cane on the soles of the feet BASTINADO
vb. 1688 N. Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash RADDLE
vb. 1688 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike, to knock, to beat; to drive, to force; to dash down with violence, to overthrow DING
vb. 1690 colloq. - to thrash, to beat someone up DUST ONE'S COAT
vb. 1691 Eng. dial. - to beat, to cudgel THRIPPLE
vb. 1699 sl. - to beat, to strike hard, to hit SOCK
vb. L17 sl. - to beat; to thrash CHAFE
vb. L17 sl. - to thrash, to beat someone up DUST ONE'S JACKET
vb. L17 sl. - to whip; to beat; to castigate GYBE
vb. L17 sl. obs. - to beat; to thrash; to strike FAG
vb. 1704 sl. - to thrash; to beat JACKET
vb. 1705 sl. - to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting; to thrash; to beat; to cudgel TOWEL
vb. 1714 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash, to chastise PAY
vb. 1721 colloq. - to beat or strike vigorously, as with a stick; to thrash WHACK
vb. 1721 Eng. dial. - to beat, to flog, to thrash, to punish severely THREAP
vb. 1721 rare - to hit or strike with the fist or knuckles; to thump, to beat KNUB
vb. 1736 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat with stripes; to chastise with a strap BELACE
vb. 1740 - to give one a beating SWINGE ONE'S JACKET
vb. 1740 Eng. dial. - to strike continuously; to beat, to thrash PAIL
vb. 1743 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beat, to pound BEETLE
vb. 1746 Eng. dial. - to beat; to beat in competition LACE A PERSON'S JACKET
vb. 1746 N. Ireland & Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash THONG
vb. 1777 Eng. dial. - to beat RAN-DAN
vb. 1781 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike hard, esp. with a switch or whip; to beat, to thrash; to stab YIRK
vb. 1783 Eng. dial. - to beat, to chastise; chiefly applied to children LAMPAY
vb. 1785 - to treat or handle roughly or severely; to beat severely (humorous usage) SPIFLICATE
vb. 1785 sl. - to beat him; to thrash RUB A MAN DOWN WITH AN OAKEN TOWEL
vb. 1785 sl. - to beat, to strike, esp. repeatedly or soundly; to deliver a blow to, esp. with a club; to hit, to spank FAN
vb. 1785 sl. - to hit, esp. in boxing, to be successful in hitting someone; to strike smartly; to beat NAIL
vb. 1787 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to hammer; to strike with a 'mell' or with the fist; to beat severely; to pound; to bruise MELL
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to beat BANK
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash BACK
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to beat; to switch TANBASTE
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - to beat BAK
vb. 1790 Sc. - to beat, to strike, to slap BEFF
vb. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to hit, to beat, to strike, to crush, to smash BASH
vb. 1790 Sc. obs. - to beat FAUCH
vb. 1793 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beat severely with heavy strokes; to thrash, thump, cuff, cudgel LOUNDER
vb. 1797 - to beat, to thrash LATHER
vb. L18 colloq. - to beat, to whip, to berate FAN WITH A SLIPPER
vb. L18 sl. - to hit, to beat, to whip OIL; OIL UP
vb. L18 W. Indies - to thump, to beat FUM
vb. 1801 Sc. obs. - to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly SCASH; SCASS
vb. 1807 Sc. - to beat, to strike; to punish PECK; PEX
vb. 1807 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beat, to strike; to punish PAKE
vb. 1808 Sc. - to beat, to thrash, to flog LAMP
vb. 1808-18 Sc. - to thump, to beat, to strike DUMP
vb. 1815 Sc. - to hit or beat violently with the fists; to knock about KNEVELL
vb. 1818 sl. - to strike a person in the face; to fight; to beat up; to assault; to strangle (orig. boxing usage) MUG
vb. 1822 Sc. rare - to beat, to belabour RACK
vb. 1823 Eng. dial. & colloq. - to beat, to flog, to thrash LARROP; LIRROP
vb. 1824 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to beat thoroughly, to strike, to thrash, to whip, to flog LARRUP
vb. 1824 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash, to flog WARM
vb. 1824 Sc. - to beat one SCART WHERE ONE'S NO YEWKY
vb. 1824 Sc. - to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour LABOUR
vb. 1825 colloq. - to beat soundly; to strike hard; to hit WALLOP
vb. 1825 Sc. - to beat soundly BAITCHEL; BAITCHIL
vb. 1825 Sc. - to beat, to drub BAISS
vb. 1825 Sc. - to beat, to thrash BADGER
vb. 1825 Sc. - to reprimand, to scold loudly; to beat, to strike, to thrash TAIRGE
vb. 1825 Sc. - to strike smartly; to beat NAG
vb. 1825 Sc. - to whip, to flog, to beat; to whip a top SCOUR
vb. 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike severely, to beat; to deliver a slashing blow LAB
vb. Bk1826 Eng. dial. - to beat, to strike, to chastise, to correct; to knock on the head COBNOBBLE
vb. 1827 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat, to fell with a blow; to maul; to fall heavily DEVEL
vb. 1828 Amer. dial. - to tear into pieces; to mangle; to beat severely, to maul MAMMOCK
vb. 1828 Eng. dial. - to beat DERSE
vb. 1830 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash RAMSQUADDLE
vb. 1833 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beat, to strike; to thrash TARGE
vb. 1836 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash, to flog QUILT
vb. 1836 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash soundly QUELT
vb. 1836 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash, to flog TWILT
vb. 1836 Sc. - to deserve a beating richly (paiks = a deserved punishment) BE RIGHT CHEAP OF ONE'S PAIKS
vb. 1838 Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat PLAY YARK ON
vb. 1838 sl. - to beat, to thrash LAY INTO
vb. 1839 US sl. - to beat, to hit GIVE SOMEONE JESSE
vb. 1841 Eng. dial. - to scar; to scratch; to beat ARR
vb. 1841 Ireland - to beat, to flog FLAKE
vb. 1842 - to beat severely SHAKE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 1842 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash BRUSH
vb. 1842 Amer. dial. - to strike, to beat, to whip; to outdo in a contest TROLLOP
vb. 1842 sl. - to spank or beat on the buttocks TICKLE ONE'S TOBY
vb. 1843 Amer. dial. - to pull the hair of, to drag around by the hair; to beat, to get the better of WOOL
vb. 1843 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash, to chastise by word or act NOINT
vb. 1843 Ireland & Eng. dial. - to punish in some dire but undefined way; to beat, to chastise MALAVOGUE
vb. 1844 Sc. - to administer a drubbing, to haul over the coals CLAW SOMEONE'S KAIM
vb. 1845 sl. - to beat thoroughly; to trounce KNOCK THE SOCKS OFF SOMEONE
vb. c1850 Sc. - to beat, to belabour, to thrash TABBER
vb. 1853 Sc. - to beat soundly; to drive with blows; to hustle REESHLE
vb. 1854 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash BALL
vb. 1855 colloq. - to beat, to bang, to destroy STRAMASH
vb. 1856 Brit. sl. - to beat someone with a cane, etc. (school usage) SWISH
vb. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat, to hit; to give a blow or knock RATTLE
vb. 1857 Sc. - to beat BETCHELL
vb. 1859 US sl. - to beat, to thrash SNAKE
vb. 1861 Amer. dial. - to hit or beat someone WARP; WHARP
vb. 1862 - to be beaten (as with a stick) EAT STICK
vb. 1862 Amer. dial. - to strike, to hit, to beat MELLER
vb. 1862 sl. - to beat someone with a whip, cane, etc., usually as a form of corporal punishment TAN
vb. 1863 Sc. - to thwack, to beat, to flog THACK; THOCK
vb. 1864 sl. - to give a sound thrashing or beating GIVE ONE SOCK
vb. 1865 Eng. dial. - to beat, to flog BELLIS; BELLISE; BILLUS
vb. 1866 Sc. - to beat with a tawse TAG
vb. 1866 Sc. obs. - to give a good beating; to punish KEB
vb. 1866 US sl. - to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze SNATCH BALDHEADED
vb. 1867 Amer. dial. - to tear into pieces; to mangle; to beat severely, to maul MOMOX
vb. c1869 Amer. dial. - to beat or whip someone as punishment BROWSE
vb. c1225 obs. - to beat, to thrash BUST
vb. c1225 obs. - to beat, to thump, to trounce, to knock BOUNCE
vb. a1250 obs. rare - to beat severely, to thrash, to thump; to pelt TO-BUNE
vb. a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat, to buffet, to slap BEFT
vb. c1300 obs. - to strike, to beat DINT
vb. c1325 - to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter BATTER
vb. a1375 obs. rare - to beat; to strike, to knock down PALL
vb. c1380 obs. rare - to beat about, to thrash BYFRAP
vb. 1382 obs. - to beat to atoms TO-BRAY
vb. a1400-50 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat, to slap, to smack, in later use, spec. on the breech SKELP
vb. c1400-50 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat or press down; to squash, to flatten, to extinguish QUAT
vb. c1440 - to cudgel, to thrash, to beat, to hit, to strike BAT
vb. c1440 Eng. dial. - to buffet, to beat SUFFET
vb. c1500 - to flog, to beat, to thrash; to chastise by word or act ANOINT
vb. 1503 obs. - to beat or lash with a leash; to whip LEASH
vb. 1519 - to beat, to thrash; later, to strike with the fist, to cuff, to buffet; to strike with the hand BOX
vb. c1520 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike hard, esp. with a rod or whip; to beat, to thrash, to flog, to lash; to drive with a whip YARK; YERK
vb. a1529 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat HAMPER
vb. 1530 obs. - to strike, to beat a person on the face, over the head, etc. LAY
vb. a1530 obs. - to beat, to drub a person WALK; WALK A PERSON'S COAT
vb. 1533 - to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting, to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog, to cudgel BASTE
vb. 1568 obs. - to beat soundly BESWINGE
vb. 1570 now arch. - to belabour with a cudgel; to beat soundly, to thrash RIB-ROAST
vb. 1571 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat on the posteriors; to inflict school punishment; hence, to flog, to thrash, to beat or baste soundly BUMBASTE
vb. a1572 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to beat or strike with the fists; to pound, buffet, or pommel NEVEL; NEVILL
vb. 1573 obs. - to knock about, to shake and shatter thoroughly; to buffet; to beat, to drub CANVAS(S)
vb. 1589 obs. - to beat, to thrash LAMBACK; LAMBSKIN
vb. 1589 obs. - to claw or scratch with the open hand and nails; to beat, to thrash, to drub CAPERCLAW
vb. 1589 obs. - to flog, to beat, to thrash BUMFEG
vb. 1592 - to beat, to chastise TICKLE
vb. 1593 obs. - to beat with a staff or cudgel BASTON
vb. 1594 obs. exc. arch. - to beat, to hammer MALLET
vb. 1595 - to beat soundly; to thrash LAM; LAMB
vb. 1595 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat BELAM; BELAMB
vb. 1598 obs. - to beat, to thrash BECURRY
vb. 1598 obs. - to belabour, to beat a person, to flog SAUCE
vb. 1598 obs. - to thrash, to beat severely RIB-BASTE
vb. 1598 obs. rare - to beat, to thrash, to 'swaddle' BESWADDLE
vb. 1599 - to lash, beat, thrash LACE
vb. L16 sl. - to beat or strike LAMME
vb. L16 sl. - to beat, to thrash ANOINT WITH BIRCHEN SALVE
vb. 1600 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat severely, to thrash, to flog LINGE
vb. 1603 rare - to beat or strike VAPULATE
vb. 1604 - to beat violently, to knock about; to thrash, to strike with the fist or with a whip, to handle roughly BANG
vb. 1604 obs. rare - to beat with a staff or cudgel BASTONATE
vb. 1612 colloq. - to beat, to thrash DUST
vb. 1614 arch. - to beat with a stick; to thrash, to thwack BASTINADO
vb. 1622 obs. rare - to beat a person, to 'pepper' BEPEPS
vb. 1623 rare or obs. - to beat black and blue; to bruise SUGGILLATE; SUGILLATE
vb. 1624 obs. - to beat, to thump, to thrash TABOR; TABOUR
vb. 1625 rare - to beat or strike so as to cause pain, esp. by way of punishment VERBERATE
vb. a1625 - orig. to hit someone with a leather strap; hence, to beat or thrash someone LEATHER
vb. a1626 obs. rare - to beat black and blue BLUE-BEAT
vb. 1630 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial. - to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter; to assail violently BATTERFANG
vb. 1637 sl. & Eng. & Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash LAMBASTE
vb. c1639 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to hit with something hard or solid, as the knuckles, a stick, or a stone; to beat, to pummel, to thrash; to strike; to punish PAIK
vb. 1652 obs. - to beat, to thrash FEAK
vb. 1654 - to bruise by beating, to pound or thrash CONTUND
vb. 1654 Eng. dial. - to beat, to flog, to thrash COTTON
vb. a1658 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat, to throb, to palpitate QUOP
vb. 1663 obs. rare - to beat black and blue; to bruise SUGGILL; SUGILL
vb. 1668 obs. - to beat, to whip FEAGUE
vb. c1670 sl. - to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment TAN ONE'S ARSE; TAN ONE'S BACKSIDE
vb. 1674 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to drive, to know about; to bang, to beat BANSEL; BENSEL; BENSELL; BENSIL
vb. 1676 - to pat frequently; to strike, to beat BEPAT
vb. 1678 Eng. dial. - to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly HAZE
vb. c1678 - to beat with a hazel rod ANOINT WITH OIL OF HAZEL
vb. 1683 arch. - to beat or strike with a 'batoon'; to thrash with a stick, to cudgel BATOON
vb. 1684 Eng. dial. - to beat one soundly COOL ONE'S HAGGIS
vb. 1684 Eng. dial. - to strike with a stick or other implement, generally on the head; to beat NAUP
vb. 1687 - to give one a beating THRASH ONE'S JACKET
vb. 1688 - to beat or cane on the soles of the feet BASTINADO
vb. 1688 N. Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash RADDLE
vb. 1688 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike, to knock, to beat; to drive, to force; to dash down with violence, to overthrow DING
vb. 1690 colloq. - to thrash, to beat someone up DUST ONE'S COAT
vb. 1691 Eng. dial. - to beat, to cudgel THRIPPLE
vb. 1699 sl. - to beat, to strike hard, to hit SOCK
vb. L17 sl. - to beat; to thrash CHAFE
vb. L17 sl. - to thrash, to beat someone up DUST ONE'S JACKET
vb. L17 sl. - to whip; to beat; to castigate GYBE
vb. L17 sl. obs. - to beat; to thrash; to strike FAG
vb. 1704 sl. - to thrash; to beat JACKET
vb. 1705 sl. - to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting; to thrash; to beat; to cudgel TOWEL
vb. 1714 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash, to chastise PAY
vb. 1721 colloq. - to beat or strike vigorously, as with a stick; to thrash WHACK
vb. 1721 Eng. dial. - to beat, to flog, to thrash, to punish severely THREAP
vb. 1721 rare - to hit or strike with the fist or knuckles; to thump, to beat KNUB
vb. 1736 obs. exc. Eng. dial. - to beat with stripes; to chastise with a strap BELACE
vb. 1740 - to give one a beating SWINGE ONE'S JACKET
vb. 1740 Eng. dial. - to strike continuously; to beat, to thrash PAIL
vb. 1743 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beat, to pound BEETLE
vb. 1746 Eng. dial. - to beat; to beat in competition LACE A PERSON'S JACKET
vb. 1746 N. Ireland & Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash THONG
vb. 1777 Eng. dial. - to beat RAN-DAN
vb. 1781 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike hard, esp. with a switch or whip; to beat, to thrash; to stab YIRK
vb. 1783 Eng. dial. - to beat, to chastise; chiefly applied to children LAMPAY
vb. 1785 - to treat or handle roughly or severely; to beat severely (humorous usage) SPIFLICATE
vb. 1785 sl. - to beat him; to thrash RUB A MAN DOWN WITH AN OAKEN TOWEL
vb. 1785 sl. - to beat, to strike, esp. repeatedly or soundly; to deliver a blow to, esp. with a club; to hit, to spank FAN
vb. 1785 sl. - to hit, esp. in boxing, to be successful in hitting someone; to strike smartly; to beat NAIL
vb. 1787 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to hammer; to strike with a 'mell' or with the fist; to beat severely; to pound; to bruise MELL
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to beat BANK
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash BACK
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. - to beat; to switch TANBASTE
vb. 1790 Eng. dial. obs. - to beat BAK
vb. 1790 Sc. - to beat, to strike, to slap BEFF
vb. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to hit, to beat, to strike, to crush, to smash BASH
vb. 1790 Sc. obs. - to beat FAUCH
vb. 1793 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beat severely with heavy strokes; to thrash, thump, cuff, cudgel LOUNDER
vb. 1797 - to beat, to thrash LATHER
vb. L18 colloq. - to beat, to whip, to berate FAN WITH A SLIPPER
vb. L18 sl. - to hit, to beat, to whip OIL; OIL UP
vb. L18 W. Indies - to thump, to beat FUM
vb. 1801 Sc. obs. - to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly SCASH; SCASS
vb. 1807 Sc. - to beat, to strike; to punish PECK; PEX
vb. 1807 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beat, to strike; to punish PAKE
vb. 1808 Sc. - to beat, to thrash, to flog LAMP
vb. 1808-18 Sc. - to thump, to beat, to strike DUMP
vb. 1815 Sc. - to hit or beat violently with the fists; to knock about KNEVELL
vb. 1818 sl. - to strike a person in the face; to fight; to beat up; to assault; to strangle (orig. boxing usage) MUG
vb. 1822 Sc. rare - to beat, to belabour RACK
vb. 1823 Eng. dial. & colloq. - to beat, to flog, to thrash LARROP; LIRROP
vb. 1824 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to beat thoroughly, to strike, to thrash, to whip, to flog LARRUP
vb. 1824 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash, to flog WARM
vb. 1824 Sc. - to beat one SCART WHERE ONE'S NO YEWKY
vb. 1824 Sc. - to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour LABOUR
vb. 1825 colloq. - to beat soundly; to strike hard; to hit WALLOP
vb. 1825 Sc. - to beat soundly BAITCHEL; BAITCHIL
vb. 1825 Sc. - to beat, to drub BAISS
vb. 1825 Sc. - to beat, to thrash BADGER
vb. 1825 Sc. - to reprimand, to scold loudly; to beat, to strike, to thrash TAIRGE
vb. 1825 Sc. - to strike smartly; to beat NAG
vb. 1825 Sc. - to whip, to flog, to beat; to whip a top SCOUR
vb. 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike severely, to beat; to deliver a slashing blow LAB
vb. Bk1826 Eng. dial. - to beat, to strike, to chastise, to correct; to knock on the head COBNOBBLE
vb. 1827 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat, to fell with a blow; to maul; to fall heavily DEVEL
vb. 1828 Amer. dial. - to tear into pieces; to mangle; to beat severely, to maul MAMMOCK
vb. 1828 Eng. dial. - to beat DERSE
vb. 1830 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash RAMSQUADDLE
vb. 1833 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to beat, to strike; to thrash TARGE
vb. 1836 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash, to flog QUILT
vb. 1836 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash soundly QUELT
vb. 1836 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash, to flog TWILT
vb. 1836 Sc. - to deserve a beating richly (paiks = a deserved punishment) BE RIGHT CHEAP OF ONE'S PAIKS
vb. 1838 Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat PLAY YARK ON
vb. 1838 sl. - to beat, to thrash LAY INTO
vb. 1839 US sl. - to beat, to hit GIVE SOMEONE JESSE
vb. 1841 Eng. dial. - to scar; to scratch; to beat ARR
vb. 1841 Ireland - to beat, to flog FLAKE
vb. 1842 - to beat severely SHAKE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 1842 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash BRUSH
vb. 1842 Amer. dial. - to strike, to beat, to whip; to outdo in a contest TROLLOP
vb. 1842 sl. - to spank or beat on the buttocks TICKLE ONE'S TOBY
vb. 1843 Amer. dial. - to pull the hair of, to drag around by the hair; to beat, to get the better of WOOL
vb. 1843 Eng. & Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash, to chastise by word or act NOINT
vb. 1843 Ireland & Eng. dial. - to punish in some dire but undefined way; to beat, to chastise MALAVOGUE
vb. 1844 Sc. - to administer a drubbing, to haul over the coals CLAW SOMEONE'S KAIM
vb. 1845 sl. - to beat thoroughly; to trounce KNOCK THE SOCKS OFF SOMEONE
vb. c1850 Sc. - to beat, to belabour, to thrash TABBER
vb. 1853 Sc. - to beat soundly; to drive with blows; to hustle REESHLE
vb. 1854 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash BALL
vb. 1855 colloq. - to beat, to bang, to destroy STRAMASH
vb. 1856 Brit. sl. - to beat someone with a cane, etc. (school usage) SWISH
vb. 1856 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat, to hit; to give a blow or knock RATTLE
vb. 1857 Sc. - to beat BETCHELL
vb. 1859 US sl. - to beat, to thrash SNAKE
vb. 1861 Amer. dial. - to hit or beat someone WARP; WHARP
vb. 1862 - to be beaten (as with a stick) EAT STICK
vb. 1862 Amer. dial. - to strike, to hit, to beat MELLER
vb. 1862 sl. - to beat someone with a whip, cane, etc., usually as a form of corporal punishment TAN
vb. 1863 Sc. - to thwack, to beat, to flog THACK; THOCK
vb. 1864 sl. - to give a sound thrashing or beating GIVE ONE SOCK
vb. 1865 Eng. dial. - to beat, to flog BELLIS; BELLISE; BILLUS
vb. 1866 Sc. - to beat with a tawse TAG
vb. 1866 Sc. obs. - to give a good beating; to punish KEB
vb. 1866 US sl. - to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze SNATCH BALDHEADED
vb. 1867 Amer. dial. - to tear into pieces; to mangle; to beat severely, to maul MOMOX
vb. c1869 Amer. dial. - to beat or whip someone as punishment BROWSE
BEAT, BEATEN UP, BEATING (hit)
Part 3 Verbs from 1870s onwards
vb. 1873 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. - to beat, esp. with the flat of the hand or some flat surface; to inflict punishment SCON; SKON
vb. 1875 - to beat CLUB-DRUB
vb. 1875 Eng. dial. - to beat as with a hazel stick HAZEL
vb. 1876 Amer. dial. - to strike a blow at someone; to beat violently WARP IT TO SOMEONE
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. - to beat, to flog, to whip, to scourge BALEISE
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. - to squeeze, to press; to beat, to crush, to trample into a soft mass JAMMOCK
vb. 1877 Eng. dial. - to beat THURSE
vb. 1878 Eng. dial. - to beat severely BASK
vb. 1878 Sc. - to beat, batter, drive or knock out of one's way; to butt with the horns or head HAKE
vb. 1879 Sc. - to beat, to strike; in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke BAFF
vb. 1880 Amer. dial. - to administer a beating; to thrash soundly PLAY RAP-JACKET
vb. 1881 Eng. dial. - to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground SCOP; SKOP
vb. 1884 Amer. dial. - to strike, hit, or beat someone MASH
vb. 1884 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash HASE
vb. 1886 Amer. dial. - to throw someone down in a fight or wrestling match; to beat severely; to wallop WALLOW
vb. 1886 Eng. dial. - to dash, to beat, to strike DAWL
vb. 1886 US sl. - to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze JERK BALDHEADED
vb. Bk1886 - to beat, strike, knock, thump DUNT
vb. 1887 - to punish or admonish; to assault or beat; hence, later, to mock or tease; to criticize (orig. Eng. dial.) GIVE GYP
vb. 1887 Sc. - to be punished, beaten, or chastised GET ONE'S THUDS
vb. 1887 Sc. - to set about with violence, to beat up, to drub, to trounce, to drive off in terror (nonce word) RAMSCOOTRIFY
vb. 1888 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash; to defeat in a game; to scold TRIM
vb. 1888 Amer. dial. - to strike, to hit, to beat, esp. as a punishment; to thrash, to whip LICK
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to beat about the head; to flog SCALP
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash soundly BASSOCK; BAZZOCK
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to browbeat, to bully; to beat, to strike BAM
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to flog, to beat ASH
vb. 1889 Sc. - to strike; to beat vigorously SCRIM; SKRIM
vb. 1889 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to thrash; to beat continuously with a stick HAMMER
vb. 1890 Amer. - to whip; to beat or defeat decisively WHUP
vb. 1890 Eng. dial. - to beat, to chastise, to strike LALLOP
vb. 1891 Eng. dial. - to break to pieces; to burst, to split open; to smash; to slap, to beat SCAT
vb. 1891 Eng. dial. - to get a horse-whipping DANCE THE PHIBBIE
vb. 1892 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash TEAR DOWN
vb. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - to beat LAMB-DOWN
vb. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - to ill-treat; to thrash, to beat COMB DOWN
vb. 1893 Aust. & NZ sl. - to punch or strike; to thrash or beat a person; to fight STOUSH
vb. 1893 sl. - to beat up or knock out with the fists PUNCH OUT
vb. 1894 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat OINT
vb. 1895 Amer. dial. - to beat, to hit, to strike. to pummel MELLOW
vb. 1895 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash; to ill-use TANCEL; TANSEL
vb. 1895 Eng. dial. - to mince; to mash, to bruise, to crush to a pulp; to beat up MANCH
vb. 1896 Amer. sl. - to beat and disfigure someone's face BREAK SOMEONE'S FACE; CHANGE SOMEONE'S FACE
vb. Bk1896 sl. - to thrash, to beat TRIM ONE' S JACKET
vb. 1898 Sc. - to beat, to strike; to beat hard and with a noise; to thump THUD
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons or things: to make a sharp attack upon, to beat soundly GIVE BELLOWS TO MEND
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash BELLTINKER
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily BAMMOCK; BOMMOCK; BOMMUX
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to knock, to beat; to indulge in horseplay BAMMEL
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to slap smartly; to beat with a cane, strap, etc., to thrash TWANK
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat BAFFLE; BOFFLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat BAZZ
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat soundly BANNICK; BANNOCK
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to beat severely ARLE
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to strike, to beat; to fall flat; also of rain: to drive in BLEACH
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to thrash, to beat soundly; to tan a person's hide AUM
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. - to beat severely NINT
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. - to get a beating CATCH GOUDY
vb. 19C sl. - to beat severely KICK THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF; KNOCK THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF; KNOCK THE SHIT OUT OF SOMEONE; THRASH THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 19C sl. - to beat or to bully KIMBAW
vb. 19C Eng. dial. - to strike with the open hand; to slap; to beat TACK
vb. E19 sl. - to attack, to beat, to thrash LACE INTO
vb. E19 sl. - to beat, to thrash GIVE SOMEONE TOCO
vb. E19 sl. - to beat, to thrash, to hit hard WHOLLOP; WOLLOP
vb. M19 sl. - to beat severely BASH THE LIVING MOSES OUT OF; GIVE MOSES
vb. M19 sl. - to beat, to scold WALK INTO SOMEONE'S AFFECTIONS
vb. M19 sl. - to knock the 'daylights' or stuffing out of one KNOCK THE OLD BOY OUT OF ONE
vb. M19 sl. - to receive a severe beating or punishment CATCH MOSES
vb. M19 sl. - to thrash, to beat severely BEAT ALL TO STICKS; KNOCK ALL TO STICKS
vb. M19 UK sl. - to beat someone, to put them in their place (criminals' usage) HANG A HAT ON SOMEONE; PUT A HAT ON SOMEONE
vb. L19 sl. - to beat comprehensively LICK INTO FITS
vb. L19 sl. - to beat severely KNOCK ALL OVER THE SHOP
vb. L19 sl. - to beat severely PADDYWHACK
vb. L19 sl. - to beat up comprehensively, to kill (orig. US) NAIL SOMEONE'S HIDE TO THE WALL
vb. L19 sl. - to beat up thoroughly; to defeat comprehensively DUST THE SIDEWALK WITH
vb. L19 sl. - to beat up, to thrash, to defeat SCRUMPLICATE
vb. L19 sl. - to beat, usually one's wife TAKE OFF CORNER-PIECES
vb. L19 sl. - to flog, to beat severely BULLDOSE; BULLDOZE
vb. L19 US sl. - to beat severely WHALE THE TAR OUT OF
vb. L19 US sl. - to punish, to beat up; to criticize harshly SOAK; SOAK IT TO
vb. B1900 - to beat a person severely; to thrash CURRY ONE'S SKIN-COAT
vb. B1900 Sc. - to beat with severity TEEM ON
vb. B1900 Sc. - to beat with violence RODGER
vb. c1900 Amer. dial. - to beat, to whip, to thrash soundly SCUTCH
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash FADGE
vb. Bk1900 Sc. - to beat, to thrash, to scourge DIGHT
vb. 1901 Amer. dial. - to injure, to beat, to maltreat MALAHACK
vb. 1901 Eng. dial. - to beat severely TOW-ROW
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to beat JACK; LAMMOCK
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to beat or punish severely PLAY HARRY OVER ANY ONE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to beat severely LACKY
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to beat with heavy blows LAMMACE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to give a beating or thrashing GIVE SOME HAZEL
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to thrash soundly, to give a good beating to PAY WITHIN AN INCH OF ONE'S LIFE
vb. Bk1902 Sc. - to beat with great severity; to reduce to a pulp KATHIL
vb. 1903 colloq. - to beat up, to assault and batter WORK OVER
vb. Bk1903 sl. - to thrash; to beat up RIB-TICKLE
vb. 1904 Amer. dial. - to thrash, to beat; to maul WALLOPSE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to beat or thrash with a stick or rod SCAITCH
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to beat SCALE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to beat with a stick; generally used in a playful threat REMMLE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to beat, esp. about the head; to box the ears SCONCE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to beat, pummel or punch in the sides RIB
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to chastise; to beat with the hand; to box the ears SCOUCE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to dash down violently, to beat STRAM
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to flog, to beat RIDGIL
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to punish by beating SAPPIL
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. obs. - to beat REMMAN
vb. Bk1904 Ireland - to beat him MAKE A PERSON SCRATCH WHERE HE IS NOT ITCHY
vb. Bk1904 Sc. - to rub violently; to beat severely SCRIMGE; SCRIMMAGE
vb. Bk1904 Sc. obs. - to beat; to thwack with a stick RENCHEL; RENSHEL
vb. Bk1904 sl. - to flog, to beat STRAP
vb. 1905 Amer. dial. - to beat or handle roughly BALLAWHANG
vb. 1905 Aust. sl. - to beat someone with a club of some sort WOODEN
vb. Bk1905 Eng. - to thrash, to beat, to flog MEASURE FOR A NEW JACKET; MEASURE FOR A WARM SUIT OF CLOTHES; MEASURE ONE'S BACK WITH A STICK
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to beat him GIVE ONE HIS WAGE
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to beat THWANG
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash TANCELLOON; TANSILOON
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat MAWP
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to strike; to knock; to beat with a switch or other light instrument TANK
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - to beat; to flog; to chastise THRUM
vb. Bk1905 Sc. - to maul; to beat PICK AND MELL
vb. 1906 Amer. dial. - to punish; to chastise; to whip; to beat severely RIDE ONE BUG-HUNTING
vb. 1907 Amer. dial. - to beat one KNOCK ONE'S DAYLIGHTS OUT
vb. 1908 Aust. & NZ sl. - to receive a beating TAKE STOUSH
vb. c1910 Sc. - to beat, to thrash, to punish MALACOUTER
vb. 1910s sl. - to fight; to beat up RAG
vb. 1910s US sl. - to beat up KANGAROO
vb. 1911 sl. - to beat up, to strike; to physically assault (orig. US) LEAN; LEAN ON
vb. Bk1913 Amer. dial. - to beat badly; to prove one's superiority over one PUT THE KIBOSH ON ONE
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to beat, to punish, to hurt severely GIBBET
vb. 1914 US sl. - to beat someone up MESS UP
vb. 1916 colloq. - to get a severe beating GO HOME IN AN AMBULANCE
vb. 1917 Amer. dial. - to beat and drag about a person MAUL DRAG
vb. 1918 US sl. - to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze GRAB BALDHEADED
vb. 1919 Aust. sl. - to beat, to thrash TOWEL UP
vb. 1919 sl. - to kill; also, to beat up, to assault (orig. criminals' usage) GIVE A PERSON THE BUSINESS
vb. 1920s sl. - to beat up, to thrash (chiefly UK juvenile usage) BASH UP
vb. 1920s US sl. - to make suffer; to beat up; to lose one's temper with RAIN ON
vb. 1921 Sc. - to beat, to trounce, to out-manoeuvre, to circumvent WAFT
vb. 1925 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash LAMMUX
vb. c1925 - to thrash, to beat (orig. Royal Navy usage) FILL IN
vb. 1927 Amer. sl. - to beat someone, esp. cruelly and systematically WORK SOMEONE OVER
vb. 1929 Amer. dial. - to beat one severely THUMP THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ONE
vb. c1930 sl. - to harm, to beat up, to kill (orig. US) GIVE ONE THE WHOLE WORKS; GIVE ONE THE WORKS
vb. 1930s sl. - to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten COP A FLOWER-POT
vb. 1930s US sl. - to beat severely BALAHACK
vb. 1930s US sl. - to beat with a truncheon (tramps' usage) SAG
vb. 1934 - to beat convincingly BEAT THE PANTS OFF
vb. 1935 Amer. dial. - to strike, to beat, to spank, to slap PEEL
vb. 1936 Amer. dial. - to beat severely WHEY
vb. 1938 - to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment TAN ONE'S BEHIND; TAN ONE'S BOTTOM
vb. 1939 Amer. dial. - to give one a good beating GIVE ONE GOUDY
vb. 1939 sl. - to batter; to break; to beat BANJAX
vb. 1940s Irish sl. - to beat, to thrash LORRY UP; LURRY UP
vb. 1941 Amer. sl. - to give a person a sound beating; to defeat a person utterly; to chastise soundly PIN SOMEONE'S EARS BACK
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. - to beat or thrash thoroughly QUELTEN DOWN
vb. 1944 - to beat severely BEAT THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 1944 sl. - to strike someone; to hit; to thrash or beat up; to defeat; to reprimand or criticize severely CLOBBER
vb. 1945 Aust. sl. - to attack someone; to beat someone up SMACK UP
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. - to beat severely, to whip, to flog LIMB
vb. 1953 Amer. dial. - to injure, to beat, to maltreat MALLYHACK
vb. 1954 Amer. dial. - strike, hit, or beat someone MASH UP
vb. 1954 Amer. sl. - to beat someone up; to thrash someone savagely BREAK ONE'S ASS
vb. 1955 Sc. - to beat, to batter LAMMER
vb. 1959 US sl. - to defeat, to drub, to outdo, to injure, to beat physically; to make short work of EAT SOMEONE'S LUNCH
vb. 1960s US sl. - to beat up someone (African-American usage) OFF
vb. 1961 UK sl. - to beat up, to assault someone DUFF UP
vb. 1962 US sl. - to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze SNATCH BALD
vb. 1964 sl. - to beat thoroughly; to trounce ROT THE SOCKS OFF
vb. 1964 US sl. - to beat someone WHOMP; WOMP
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash TEAR UP
vb. 1965 US colloq. - to assault a person; to beat up, to mug JACK UP
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to beat thoroughly BALLYHACK; BOLLYHOCK
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to thrash or beat thoroughly BEAT THE HOUND OUT OF
vb. 1966 sl. - to thrash or beat a person severely; to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to beat somebody thoroughly KNOCK ONE END FOR END
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. - to beat very thoroughly BEAT THE WADDING OUT OF
vb. 1969 Amer. sl. - to give a thorough beating KICK ONE'S ASSHOLE THROUGH ONE'S TEETH
vb. 1970s sl. - to beat up severely KICK THE CACK OUT OF
vb. 1970s US sl. - to beat a person to death, hence making them into an Egyptian-style mummified corpse (African-American usage) MUMMY
vb. 1970s US sl. - to beat someone severely KICK THE CHICKEN-HOCKEY OUT OF; KNOCK THE CHICKEN-HOCKEY OUT OF
vb. 1970s US sl. - to beat someone up; to shock or startle (homosexual usage) WRECK SOMEONE'S BEADS
vb. 1970s US sl. - to beat up and rob a homosexual FAG-BAG
vb. 1972 Amer. dial. - to beat with a stick RAP JACK
vb. 1972 Aust. sl. - to beat someone up KICK SOMEONE'S TEETH SO FAR DOWN THEIR THROAT
vb. 1975 Amer. dial. - to lambaste, to beat, to thrash LAND-BAIST
vb. 1979 UK sl. - to smack someone; to hit someone; to beat someone up CLATTER
vb. 1980 Amer. sl. - to beat someone up; to thrash someone savagely BUST ONE'S ASS
vb. 1980s Aust. sl. - to beat up; to defeat MAKE SOMEONE PISS
vb. 1980s NZ sl. - to attack someone; to give someone a blow or beating DEAL SOMEONE ONE
vb. 1980s NZ sl. - to beat up DEAL TO
vb. 1980s sl. - to beat up, to assault WELLY
vb. 1980s sl. - to knock the 'daylights' out of KNOCK THE DOOKEY OUT OF
vb. 1980s UK sl. - to beat severely BEAT THE CUNT OUT OF
vb. 1980s US sl. - to fight, to beat up, to defeat severely (African-American usage) BEAT DOWN
vb. 1980s US sl. - to beat up, to hit (African-American usage) MUSH
vb. 1985 - to beat severely BEAT THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 1985 Sc. sl. - to beat or thrash someone GIVE SOMEONE LALDY
vb. 1990s Aust. sl. - to wound, to beat BAG
vb. 1990s sl. - to attack, to beat up PANEL
vb. Bk1995 US sl. - to beat WHALE
vb. 1996 UK sl. - to physically beat someone very severely KICK TEN BELLS OF SHIT OUT OF; KICK TEN BELLS OUT OF
vb. 1998 Brit. sl. - to physically beat up; to figuratively neuter and mentally defeat NAIL ONE'S BOLLOCKS TO THE DOOR
vb. 1999 Amer. dial. - to beat severely; to best definitively in a game or contest BEAT LIKE A RED-HEADED STEPCHILD
vb. 1999 UK sl. - to beat someone with violent intent SPANK
vb. Bk1999 - to beat soundly CLAW UP
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to beat one up GIVE ONE BONDI
vb. 20C Amer. sl. - to hit with the fist; to beat up PUT THE ARM ON SOMEONE
vb. 20C sl. - to beat severely TAKE SOMEONE APART
vb. 20C sl. - to beat up (teen & high school usage) DOG
vb. 20C sl. - to beat up; to kill TAKE CARE OF
vb. 20C sl. - to beat viciously WHALE THE PISS OUT OF; WHALE THE SHIT OUT OF
vb. 20C sl. - to throw a punch, to beat up UNLOAD
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. - to beat up HACKLE UP
vb. M20 US sl. - to work over; to beat up; to use physical violence to teach someone a lesson FUCK OVER
vb. 2000s UK sl. - to beat up (criminals' usage) UP
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to beat someone severely BUST ONE WIDE OPEN
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to beat someone up CHUNK
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to give a good pounding or beating DUST OFF
vb. S. Afr. sl. - to beat someone up DONDER
vb. sl. - to beat someone around the face (criminals' usage) MESS SOMEONE'S FACE UP
vb. 1875 - to beat CLUB-DRUB
vb. 1875 Eng. dial. - to beat as with a hazel stick HAZEL
vb. 1876 Amer. dial. - to strike a blow at someone; to beat violently WARP IT TO SOMEONE
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. - to beat, to flog, to whip, to scourge BALEISE
vb. 1876 Eng. dial. - to squeeze, to press; to beat, to crush, to trample into a soft mass JAMMOCK
vb. 1877 Eng. dial. - to beat THURSE
vb. 1878 Eng. dial. - to beat severely BASK
vb. 1878 Sc. - to beat, batter, drive or knock out of one's way; to butt with the horns or head HAKE
vb. 1879 Sc. - to beat, to strike; in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke BAFF
vb. 1880 Amer. dial. - to administer a beating; to thrash soundly PLAY RAP-JACKET
vb. 1881 Eng. dial. - to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground SCOP; SKOP
vb. 1884 Amer. dial. - to strike, hit, or beat someone MASH
vb. 1884 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash HASE
vb. 1886 Amer. dial. - to throw someone down in a fight or wrestling match; to beat severely; to wallop WALLOW
vb. 1886 Eng. dial. - to dash, to beat, to strike DAWL
vb. 1886 US sl. - to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze JERK BALDHEADED
vb. Bk1886 - to beat, strike, knock, thump DUNT
vb. 1887 - to punish or admonish; to assault or beat; hence, later, to mock or tease; to criticize (orig. Eng. dial.) GIVE GYP
vb. 1887 Sc. - to be punished, beaten, or chastised GET ONE'S THUDS
vb. 1887 Sc. - to set about with violence, to beat up, to drub, to trounce, to drive off in terror (nonce word) RAMSCOOTRIFY
vb. 1888 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash; to defeat in a game; to scold TRIM
vb. 1888 Amer. dial. - to strike, to hit, to beat, esp. as a punishment; to thrash, to whip LICK
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to beat about the head; to flog SCALP
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash soundly BASSOCK; BAZZOCK
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to browbeat, to bully; to beat, to strike BAM
vb. 1889 Eng. dial. - to flog, to beat ASH
vb. 1889 Sc. - to strike; to beat vigorously SCRIM; SKRIM
vb. 1889 Sc. & Eng. dial. - to thrash; to beat continuously with a stick HAMMER
vb. 1890 Amer. - to whip; to beat or defeat decisively WHUP
vb. 1890 Eng. dial. - to beat, to chastise, to strike LALLOP
vb. 1891 Eng. dial. - to break to pieces; to burst, to split open; to smash; to slap, to beat SCAT
vb. 1891 Eng. dial. - to get a horse-whipping DANCE THE PHIBBIE
vb. 1892 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash TEAR DOWN
vb. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - to beat LAMB-DOWN
vb. Bk1892 Aust. sl. - to ill-treat; to thrash, to beat COMB DOWN
vb. 1893 Aust. & NZ sl. - to punch or strike; to thrash or beat a person; to fight STOUSH
vb. 1893 sl. - to beat up or knock out with the fists PUNCH OUT
vb. 1894 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat OINT
vb. 1895 Amer. dial. - to beat, to hit, to strike. to pummel MELLOW
vb. 1895 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash; to ill-use TANCEL; TANSEL
vb. 1895 Eng. dial. - to mince; to mash, to bruise, to crush to a pulp; to beat up MANCH
vb. 1896 Amer. sl. - to beat and disfigure someone's face BREAK SOMEONE'S FACE; CHANGE SOMEONE'S FACE
vb. Bk1896 sl. - to thrash, to beat TRIM ONE' S JACKET
vb. 1898 Sc. - to beat, to strike; to beat hard and with a noise; to thump THUD
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - of persons or things: to make a sharp attack upon, to beat soundly GIVE BELLOWS TO MEND
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash BELLTINKER
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily BAMMOCK; BOMMOCK; BOMMUX
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to knock, to beat; to indulge in horseplay BAMMEL
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to slap smartly; to beat with a cane, strap, etc., to thrash TWANK
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat BAFFLE; BOFFLE
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat BAZZ
vb. Bk1898 Eng. dial. - to thrash, to beat soundly BANNICK; BANNOCK
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to beat severely ARLE
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to strike, to beat; to fall flat; also of rain: to drive in BLEACH
vb. Bk1898 Sc. - to thrash, to beat soundly; to tan a person's hide AUM
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. - to beat severely NINT
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. - to get a beating CATCH GOUDY
vb. 19C sl. - to beat severely KICK THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF; KNOCK THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF; KNOCK THE SHIT OUT OF SOMEONE; THRASH THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 19C sl. - to beat or to bully KIMBAW
vb. 19C Eng. dial. - to strike with the open hand; to slap; to beat TACK
vb. E19 sl. - to attack, to beat, to thrash LACE INTO
vb. E19 sl. - to beat, to thrash GIVE SOMEONE TOCO
vb. E19 sl. - to beat, to thrash, to hit hard WHOLLOP; WOLLOP
vb. M19 sl. - to beat severely BASH THE LIVING MOSES OUT OF; GIVE MOSES
vb. M19 sl. - to beat, to scold WALK INTO SOMEONE'S AFFECTIONS
vb. M19 sl. - to knock the 'daylights' or stuffing out of one KNOCK THE OLD BOY OUT OF ONE
vb. M19 sl. - to receive a severe beating or punishment CATCH MOSES
vb. M19 sl. - to thrash, to beat severely BEAT ALL TO STICKS; KNOCK ALL TO STICKS
vb. M19 UK sl. - to beat someone, to put them in their place (criminals' usage) HANG A HAT ON SOMEONE; PUT A HAT ON SOMEONE
vb. L19 sl. - to beat comprehensively LICK INTO FITS
vb. L19 sl. - to beat severely KNOCK ALL OVER THE SHOP
vb. L19 sl. - to beat severely PADDYWHACK
vb. L19 sl. - to beat up comprehensively, to kill (orig. US) NAIL SOMEONE'S HIDE TO THE WALL
vb. L19 sl. - to beat up thoroughly; to defeat comprehensively DUST THE SIDEWALK WITH
vb. L19 sl. - to beat up, to thrash, to defeat SCRUMPLICATE
vb. L19 sl. - to beat, usually one's wife TAKE OFF CORNER-PIECES
vb. L19 sl. - to flog, to beat severely BULLDOSE; BULLDOZE
vb. L19 US sl. - to beat severely WHALE THE TAR OUT OF
vb. L19 US sl. - to punish, to beat up; to criticize harshly SOAK; SOAK IT TO
vb. B1900 - to beat a person severely; to thrash CURRY ONE'S SKIN-COAT
vb. B1900 Sc. - to beat with severity TEEM ON
vb. B1900 Sc. - to beat with violence RODGER
vb. c1900 Amer. dial. - to beat, to whip, to thrash soundly SCUTCH
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash FADGE
vb. Bk1900 Sc. - to beat, to thrash, to scourge DIGHT
vb. 1901 Amer. dial. - to injure, to beat, to maltreat MALAHACK
vb. 1901 Eng. dial. - to beat severely TOW-ROW
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to beat JACK; LAMMOCK
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to beat or punish severely PLAY HARRY OVER ANY ONE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to beat severely LACKY
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to beat with heavy blows LAMMACE
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to give a beating or thrashing GIVE SOME HAZEL
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to thrash soundly, to give a good beating to PAY WITHIN AN INCH OF ONE'S LIFE
vb. Bk1902 Sc. - to beat with great severity; to reduce to a pulp KATHIL
vb. 1903 colloq. - to beat up, to assault and batter WORK OVER
vb. Bk1903 sl. - to thrash; to beat up RIB-TICKLE
vb. 1904 Amer. dial. - to thrash, to beat; to maul WALLOPSE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to beat or thrash with a stick or rod SCAITCH
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to beat SCALE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to beat with a stick; generally used in a playful threat REMMLE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to beat, esp. about the head; to box the ears SCONCE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to beat, pummel or punch in the sides RIB
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to chastise; to beat with the hand; to box the ears SCOUCE
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to dash down violently, to beat STRAM
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to flog, to beat RIDGIL
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. - to punish by beating SAPPIL
vb. Bk1904 Eng. dial. obs. - to beat REMMAN
vb. Bk1904 Ireland - to beat him MAKE A PERSON SCRATCH WHERE HE IS NOT ITCHY
vb. Bk1904 Sc. - to rub violently; to beat severely SCRIMGE; SCRIMMAGE
vb. Bk1904 Sc. obs. - to beat; to thwack with a stick RENCHEL; RENSHEL
vb. Bk1904 sl. - to flog, to beat STRAP
vb. 1905 Amer. dial. - to beat or handle roughly BALLAWHANG
vb. 1905 Aust. sl. - to beat someone with a club of some sort WOODEN
vb. Bk1905 Eng. - to thrash, to beat, to flog MEASURE FOR A NEW JACKET; MEASURE FOR A WARM SUIT OF CLOTHES; MEASURE ONE'S BACK WITH A STICK
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to beat him GIVE ONE HIS WAGE
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to beat THWANG
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to beat, to thrash TANCELLOON; TANSILOON
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to strike, to beat MAWP
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. - to strike; to knock; to beat with a switch or other light instrument TANK
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. obs. - to beat; to flog; to chastise THRUM
vb. Bk1905 Sc. - to maul; to beat PICK AND MELL
vb. 1906 Amer. dial. - to punish; to chastise; to whip; to beat severely RIDE ONE BUG-HUNTING
vb. 1907 Amer. dial. - to beat one KNOCK ONE'S DAYLIGHTS OUT
vb. 1908 Aust. & NZ sl. - to receive a beating TAKE STOUSH
vb. c1910 Sc. - to beat, to thrash, to punish MALACOUTER
vb. 1910s sl. - to fight; to beat up RAG
vb. 1910s US sl. - to beat up KANGAROO
vb. 1911 sl. - to beat up, to strike; to physically assault (orig. US) LEAN; LEAN ON
vb. Bk1913 Amer. dial. - to beat badly; to prove one's superiority over one PUT THE KIBOSH ON ONE
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. - to beat, to punish, to hurt severely GIBBET
vb. 1914 US sl. - to beat someone up MESS UP
vb. 1916 colloq. - to get a severe beating GO HOME IN AN AMBULANCE
vb. 1917 Amer. dial. - to beat and drag about a person MAUL DRAG
vb. 1918 US sl. - to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze GRAB BALDHEADED
vb. 1919 Aust. sl. - to beat, to thrash TOWEL UP
vb. 1919 sl. - to kill; also, to beat up, to assault (orig. criminals' usage) GIVE A PERSON THE BUSINESS
vb. 1920s sl. - to beat up, to thrash (chiefly UK juvenile usage) BASH UP
vb. 1920s US sl. - to make suffer; to beat up; to lose one's temper with RAIN ON
vb. 1921 Sc. - to beat, to trounce, to out-manoeuvre, to circumvent WAFT
vb. 1925 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash LAMMUX
vb. c1925 - to thrash, to beat (orig. Royal Navy usage) FILL IN
vb. 1927 Amer. sl. - to beat someone, esp. cruelly and systematically WORK SOMEONE OVER
vb. 1929 Amer. dial. - to beat one severely THUMP THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ONE
vb. c1930 sl. - to harm, to beat up, to kill (orig. US) GIVE ONE THE WHOLE WORKS; GIVE ONE THE WORKS
vb. 1930s sl. - to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten COP A FLOWER-POT
vb. 1930s US sl. - to beat severely BALAHACK
vb. 1930s US sl. - to beat with a truncheon (tramps' usage) SAG
vb. 1934 - to beat convincingly BEAT THE PANTS OFF
vb. 1935 Amer. dial. - to strike, to beat, to spank, to slap PEEL
vb. 1936 Amer. dial. - to beat severely WHEY
vb. 1938 - to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment TAN ONE'S BEHIND; TAN ONE'S BOTTOM
vb. 1939 Amer. dial. - to give one a good beating GIVE ONE GOUDY
vb. 1939 sl. - to batter; to break; to beat BANJAX
vb. 1940s Irish sl. - to beat, to thrash LORRY UP; LURRY UP
vb. 1941 Amer. sl. - to give a person a sound beating; to defeat a person utterly; to chastise soundly PIN SOMEONE'S EARS BACK
vb. 1942 Amer. dial. - to beat or thrash thoroughly QUELTEN DOWN
vb. 1944 - to beat severely BEAT THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 1944 sl. - to strike someone; to hit; to thrash or beat up; to defeat; to reprimand or criticize severely CLOBBER
vb. 1945 Aust. sl. - to attack someone; to beat someone up SMACK UP
vb. 1949 Amer. dial. - to beat severely, to whip, to flog LIMB
vb. 1953 Amer. dial. - to injure, to beat, to maltreat MALLYHACK
vb. 1954 Amer. dial. - strike, hit, or beat someone MASH UP
vb. 1954 Amer. sl. - to beat someone up; to thrash someone savagely BREAK ONE'S ASS
vb. 1955 Sc. - to beat, to batter LAMMER
vb. 1959 US sl. - to defeat, to drub, to outdo, to injure, to beat physically; to make short work of EAT SOMEONE'S LUNCH
vb. 1960s US sl. - to beat up someone (African-American usage) OFF
vb. 1961 UK sl. - to beat up, to assault someone DUFF UP
vb. 1962 US sl. - to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze SNATCH BALD
vb. 1964 sl. - to beat thoroughly; to trounce ROT THE SOCKS OFF
vb. 1964 US sl. - to beat someone WHOMP; WOMP
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. - to beat, to thrash TEAR UP
vb. 1965 US colloq. - to assault a person; to beat up, to mug JACK UP
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to beat thoroughly BALLYHACK; BOLLYHOCK
vb. 1966 Amer. dial. - to thrash or beat thoroughly BEAT THE HOUND OUT OF
vb. 1966 sl. - to thrash or beat a person severely; to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF
vb. 1967 Amer. dial. - to beat somebody thoroughly KNOCK ONE END FOR END
vb. 1968 Amer. dial. - to beat very thoroughly BEAT THE WADDING OUT OF
vb. 1969 Amer. sl. - to give a thorough beating KICK ONE'S ASSHOLE THROUGH ONE'S TEETH
vb. 1970s sl. - to beat up severely KICK THE CACK OUT OF
vb. 1970s US sl. - to beat a person to death, hence making them into an Egyptian-style mummified corpse (African-American usage) MUMMY
vb. 1970s US sl. - to beat someone severely KICK THE CHICKEN-HOCKEY OUT OF; KNOCK THE CHICKEN-HOCKEY OUT OF
vb. 1970s US sl. - to beat someone up; to shock or startle (homosexual usage) WRECK SOMEONE'S BEADS
vb. 1970s US sl. - to beat up and rob a homosexual FAG-BAG
vb. 1972 Amer. dial. - to beat with a stick RAP JACK
vb. 1972 Aust. sl. - to beat someone up KICK SOMEONE'S TEETH SO FAR DOWN THEIR THROAT
vb. 1975 Amer. dial. - to lambaste, to beat, to thrash LAND-BAIST
vb. 1979 UK sl. - to smack someone; to hit someone; to beat someone up CLATTER
vb. 1980 Amer. sl. - to beat someone up; to thrash someone savagely BUST ONE'S ASS
vb. 1980s Aust. sl. - to beat up; to defeat MAKE SOMEONE PISS
vb. 1980s NZ sl. - to attack someone; to give someone a blow or beating DEAL SOMEONE ONE
vb. 1980s NZ sl. - to beat up DEAL TO
vb. 1980s sl. - to beat up, to assault WELLY
vb. 1980s sl. - to knock the 'daylights' out of KNOCK THE DOOKEY OUT OF
vb. 1980s UK sl. - to beat severely BEAT THE CUNT OUT OF
vb. 1980s US sl. - to fight, to beat up, to defeat severely (African-American usage) BEAT DOWN
vb. 1980s US sl. - to beat up, to hit (African-American usage) MUSH
vb. 1985 - to beat severely BEAT THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
vb. 1985 Sc. sl. - to beat or thrash someone GIVE SOMEONE LALDY
vb. 1990s Aust. sl. - to wound, to beat BAG
vb. 1990s sl. - to attack, to beat up PANEL
vb. Bk1995 US sl. - to beat WHALE
vb. 1996 UK sl. - to physically beat someone very severely KICK TEN BELLS OF SHIT OUT OF; KICK TEN BELLS OUT OF
vb. 1998 Brit. sl. - to physically beat up; to figuratively neuter and mentally defeat NAIL ONE'S BOLLOCKS TO THE DOOR
vb. 1999 Amer. dial. - to beat severely; to best definitively in a game or contest BEAT LIKE A RED-HEADED STEPCHILD
vb. 1999 UK sl. - to beat someone with violent intent SPANK
vb. Bk1999 - to beat soundly CLAW UP
vb. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - to beat one up GIVE ONE BONDI
vb. 20C Amer. sl. - to hit with the fist; to beat up PUT THE ARM ON SOMEONE
vb. 20C sl. - to beat severely TAKE SOMEONE APART
vb. 20C sl. - to beat up (teen & high school usage) DOG
vb. 20C sl. - to beat up; to kill TAKE CARE OF
vb. 20C sl. - to beat viciously WHALE THE PISS OUT OF; WHALE THE SHIT OUT OF
vb. 20C sl. - to throw a punch, to beat up UNLOAD
vb. 20C W. Indies sl. - to beat up HACKLE UP
vb. M20 US sl. - to work over; to beat up; to use physical violence to teach someone a lesson FUCK OVER
vb. 2000s UK sl. - to beat up (criminals' usage) UP
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to beat someone severely BUST ONE WIDE OPEN
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to beat someone up CHUNK
vb. Bk2006 US sl. - to give a good pounding or beating DUST OFF
vb. S. Afr. sl. - to beat someone up DONDER
vb. sl. - to beat someone around the face (criminals' usage) MESS SOMEONE'S FACE UP
BEAT, BEATEN (surpass, defeat)
also see DEFEAT
adj. 1598 obs. - beaten BEMARTELLED
adj. 1656 obs. - that may be, or is worthy to be beaten VERBERABLE
adj. L17 sl. - beaten CHAFED
adj. 1816 Amer. dial. - put out, perplexed, exasperated, displeased; disappointed, overcome, beaten, humiliated, embarrassed OUTDONE
adj. 1846 Eng. dial. - beaten BALLED
adj. 1870 Eng. dial. - hard-pressed, distracted, harassed; beaten LANTERED
adj. 1890 Eng. dial. - beaten, overcome, brought to a standstill; obstructed by an impediment or obstacle HARROWED
adj. 1897 Eng. dial. - beaten PAILED
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - beaten or vanquished by a youth LAD-LICKED
adj. 1942 Amer. dial. - angry, mad; defeated, beaten CHEWED
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - narrowly beaten PIPPED AT THE POST
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - beaten; harmed BASTED
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - beaten; outscored CREAMED
phr. 1945 Amer. sl. - one is fatigued, dejected, or beaten ONE'S ASS IS DRAGGING
vb. 1833 Amer. dial. - to beat, to surpass; to excel; to outshine TAKE THE RAG OFF
vb. E19 sl. - to beat, to surpass TAKE THE SHINE OUT OF
vb. 1903 Amer. dial. - to lose, to be defeated or incapacitated; to be beaten GO SOUTH
vb. 1930s sl. - to beat convincingly, to overwhelm TAKE THE PANTS OFF; THRASH THE PANTS OFF
vb. 1950 sl. - to surpass someone or something; to beat someone or something ACE; ACE OUT
vb. 1950s sl. - to be beaten or overcome; to lose GUTSER
vb. 1984 Amer. sl. - to be beaten miserably in any competition FACE
adj. 1598 obs. - beaten BEMARTELLED
adj. 1656 obs. - that may be, or is worthy to be beaten VERBERABLE
adj. L17 sl. - beaten CHAFED
adj. 1816 Amer. dial. - put out, perplexed, exasperated, displeased; disappointed, overcome, beaten, humiliated, embarrassed OUTDONE
adj. 1846 Eng. dial. - beaten BALLED
adj. 1870 Eng. dial. - hard-pressed, distracted, harassed; beaten LANTERED
adj. 1890 Eng. dial. - beaten, overcome, brought to a standstill; obstructed by an impediment or obstacle HARROWED
adj. 1897 Eng. dial. - beaten PAILED
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - beaten or vanquished by a youth LAD-LICKED
adj. 1942 Amer. dial. - angry, mad; defeated, beaten CHEWED
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. - narrowly beaten PIPPED AT THE POST
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - beaten; harmed BASTED
adj. Bk2006 US sl. - beaten; outscored CREAMED
phr. 1945 Amer. sl. - one is fatigued, dejected, or beaten ONE'S ASS IS DRAGGING
vb. 1833 Amer. dial. - to beat, to surpass; to excel; to outshine TAKE THE RAG OFF
vb. E19 sl. - to beat, to surpass TAKE THE SHINE OUT OF
vb. 1903 Amer. dial. - to lose, to be defeated or incapacitated; to be beaten GO SOUTH
vb. 1930s sl. - to beat convincingly, to overwhelm TAKE THE PANTS OFF; THRASH THE PANTS OFF
vb. 1950 sl. - to surpass someone or something; to beat someone or something ACE; ACE OUT
vb. 1950s sl. - to be beaten or overcome; to lose GUTSER
vb. 1984 Amer. sl. - to be beaten miserably in any competition FACE
BEAT (throb)
vb. c1374 obs. - to beat, to throb, to palpitate, to quiver QUAP
vb. 1387 obs. - to beat, to palpitate; to throb with life QUAVE
vb. 1868 - to beat, pulse, throb TICK
vb. 1387 obs. - to beat, to palpitate; to throb with life QUAVE
vb. 1868 - to beat, pulse, throb TICK
BEAT DOWN
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. - to beat down flat LAMPOON
BEATNIK
n. 1927 Amer. sl. - a bearded man; a bearded beatnik, hippie, or avant-garde intellectual; usually used derisively BEARD
n. 1958 - a member of the 'beat generation (orig. applied to a group of young people, predominantly writers, artists, and their adherents in San Francisco; later applied to similar groups elsewhere, adopting unconventional dress, manners, habits, etc., as a means of self-expression and social protest BEAT; BEATNIK ; BEATSTER
n. 1960 - a college student attempting to be a beatnik BEATNIKOID
n. 1967 Amer. sl. - a bearded beatnik, hippie, or avant-garde intellectual; usually used derisively BEARDNIK
n. Bk1995 Amer. sl. - a beatnik; a member oft the Bohemian subculture that flourished in the 1950s BEATER
n. 2000 sl. - a man with long hair and/or a beard and as such negatively stereotyped as an 'intellectual', eccentric, or fan of radical politics; a scruffy beatnik BEARDIE-WEIRDIE; BEARDY-WEIRDY
n. 1958 - a member of the 'beat generation (orig. applied to a group of young people, predominantly writers, artists, and their adherents in San Francisco; later applied to similar groups elsewhere, adopting unconventional dress, manners, habits, etc., as a means of self-expression and social protest BEAT; BEATNIK ; BEATSTER
n. 1960 - a college student attempting to be a beatnik BEATNIKOID
n. 1967 Amer. sl. - a bearded beatnik, hippie, or avant-garde intellectual; usually used derisively BEARDNIK
n. Bk1995 Amer. sl. - a beatnik; a member oft the Bohemian subculture that flourished in the 1950s BEATER
n. 2000 sl. - a man with long hair and/or a beard and as such negatively stereotyped as an 'intellectual', eccentric, or fan of radical politics; a scruffy beatnik BEARDIE-WEIRDIE; BEARDY-WEIRDY