REVERSE DICTIONARY
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BE - BED

BE - verbs
• I-BE †* to be ...a1175
 
BEACH - nouns
• BANK † the sea-coast or shore; a beach ...c1350 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BING the sea beach ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• DAB-DUMPS the small pools left on the beach when the tide has fallen ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• MARGENT a margin, beach, bank ...1859 Sc. & Eng. dial.
beach - person
• BEACH BUM 1. a person, esp. a youth, who hangs about on beaches all day ...1944 sl.
2. an idler or tramp who spends his time on a beach ...1962 sl.
• BEACH BUNNY - an attractive young woman who frequents the beach, esp. to watch surfing ...1952 colloq., orig. & chiefly US
• BEACHER - a holiday-maker or tourist at a beach ...1923 sl.
• BEACHIE - an idler; a seashore loafer ...1967 UK sl.
• BEACHMAN - one who earns his living on the beach ...1881
• BEACH RAT - a person, esp. a youth, who hangs about on beaches all day ...1979 UK sl.
• WADER - a person who forages on the beach for wreck materials ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
beach - verbs
• SCOW-BANG. to search idly along a beach for anything edible or otherwise of value ...1949 Amer. dial.
 
BEACON - nouns
• BICKNING a beacon, the summit of a hill ...1888 Eng. dial.
• FANAL † a beacon, a lighthouse ...1471 obs. exc. arch.
• NEED-FIRE a beacon or bonfire ...1805
• WARDER †* a beacon or sea-mark ...1584
 
BEAD - nouns
• DING-DANGLES hanging beads or other finery ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• NEGLIGEE a necklace formed of irregular beads ...1841
 
BEADLE (ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution)  - person
• ADMIRAL OF THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE - an overdressed, flashy beadle or other minor, uniformed official ...19C sl.
• BAN-BEGGAR - a beadle - a constable ...1883 Eng. dial.
• BANG-BEGGAR - a beadle - a constable - a parish officer ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEAGLE - one who makes it his business to scent out or hunt down - a spy - an informer - a constable - a sheriff's officer - a bailiff - a beadle ...1559
• BECK - a beadle, a constable ...c1698 UK criminals' sl.
• BEDAL - a beadle, an inferior officer of court, commonly called beagle ...Bk1795
• BEDDLE - a beadle; a town bellman ...1842 Sc.
• BEDERAL - an inferior church officer in Scotland, often combining those of clerk, beadle, sexton, gravedigger, bellringer ...1815 Sc.
• BEDDLE - a beadle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEDERAL - a church beadle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEDLAR - an inferior church officer in Scotland, often combining those of clerk, beadle, sexton, gravedigger, bellringer ...1815 Sc.
• BEDLER - a beadle ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEDRAL - an inferior church officer in Scotland, often combining those of clerk, beadle, sexton, gravedigger, bellringer ...1815 Sc.
• BEDREL - an inferior church officer in Scotland, often combining those of clerk, beadle, sexton, gravedigger, bellringer ...1815 Sc.
• BETHERAL - an inferior church officer in Scotland, often combining those of clerk, beadle, sexton, gravedigger, bellringer ...1815 Sc.
• BIDDELL - a beadle ...Bk1914
• BUMBLE - a beadle - a member of a municipal corporation, parish council, or the like, to whom official pomposity and fussy stupidity are attributed - a consequential jack-in-office ...1856
• HARMAN-BECK - † a constable - the parish-constable or beadle ...1567 thieves' cant
• MINISTER'S MAN the beadle of a church; the man who looks after the minister's garden, etc. ...1883 Sc.

BEAMING - adjectives
• LAMPING flashing, beaming, resplendent ...1590
 
BEAN - adjectives
• BAINED † of peas and beans: burst, split ...c1440
bean - nouns
• ABERDEENS beans ...20C Brit. rhyming sl.
• AMMUNITION beans ...1928 US military sl.
• ARMY CHICKEN frankfurters and beans ...1942 US sl.
• ARTILLERY beans ... Amer. World War I sl.
• ASS-POOTS beans ...1968 Amer. sl.
• BEANTOWN SPECIAL Boston baked beans ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BLACK VICTUAL peas and beans ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BOCK the string bean ...1944 Amer. dial.
• BOSTON WOODCOCK pork and beans ...1937 Amer. dial.
• BREAK BEANS snap beans, green beans ...1906 Amer. dial.
• BULLETS beans ...Amer. World War I sl.
• CAMP STRAWBERRIES beans ...World War II Amer. sl.
• COMMISSARY BULLETS beans ...Bk1913-17 Amer. navy sl.
• CRACKERS beans ...1900s US sl.
• DUMDUMS beans ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FAUP † a pod of peas or beans, full or shelled ...1866 Sc.
• FIRECRACKERS beans ...1956 Amer. dial.
• GRAIN beans ...1969 Amer. dial.
• KINGS AND QUEENS baked beans ...20C rhyming sl.
• KINGS ON HOLY GHOST baked beans on toast ...20C rhyming sl.
• LIGHT ARTILLERY beans ...1946 Amer. dial.
• LOGGING BERRIES beans ...1979 Amer. lumberjacks' usage
• MILTON KEYNES beans, usually baked beans ...1990s rhyming sl.
• MUSICAL FRUIT any variety of beans ...20C US sl.
• MUSICAL VEGETABLES baked beans ...1988 Brit. sl.
• PEELING the shell or hull of a nut; the pod of a legume ...1966 Amer. dial.
• POOTERS white soup beans; so called because white beans are supposed to create an exorbitant amount of gas in the stomach (poot = a fart) ...1954 Amer. dial.
• REPEATERS beans; sausages ...Amer. World War I sl.
• SHUCK the pod of a bean or pea ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• STARS AND STRIPES beans with bacon ...Amer. World War I sl.
• TEXAS STRAWBERRIES red beans ...1970 Amer. sl.
• THUMP mashed potatoes and beans ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
• VIRGINIA CAVIAR a nickname for beans or peas ...1968 Amer. dial.
• WHISTLE-BERRIES beans, 'musical fruit' ...20C US sl.
bean - person
• BEAN-BELLY - a great eater of beans ...1659
• BEAN-SETTER - one who plants beans ...1824

BEAR (animal) - nouns
• BEARESS a she-bear ...1840 nonce word
• BEAR-FELL † a bearskin ...c1350
• BEAR-GARDEN a place originally set apart for the baiting of bears, and used for the exhibition of other rough sports ...1596
• BEAR SIGN bear droppings or tracks ...1839 Amer. dial.
• BEEF a piece of bear meat ...1953 Amer. dial.
• BERLING † a little bear; a bear's cub ...1399
• BLACKIE the black bear ...1982 Amer. dial.
• CALEB a grizzly bear ...1833 US fur trappers' usage
• CASSENYIE BEAR the black bear ...1927 Amer. dial.
• EPH a grizzly bear, often used as a nickname ...1854 Amer. dial.
• EPHRAIM a grizzly bear, often used as a nickname ...1854 Amer. dial.
• LESSES † the dung of a 'ravenous' animal, as a wild boar, wolf, or bear ...a1400 hunting usage
• OLD EBENEZER a grizzly bear ...L19 US sl.
• OLD EPHRAIM the grizzly bear ...1860-61 Amer. sl.
• SEENY BEAR the black bear ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SENECA BEAR the black bear ...1924 Amer. dial.
• SILVERTIP a grizzly bear ...1886 Amer. dial.
• SILVERTIP GRIZZLY a grizzly bear ...1939 Amer. dial.
• SILVER-TIPPED BEAR. a grizzly bear ...1880 Amer. dial.
bear (animal) - person
• BEARHERD † the keeper of a bear, who leads him about for exhibition ...1589
• BEARWARD the keeper of a bear, who leads it about for public exhibition of its tricks, etc. ...1399
• BEAR-WARDEN. a bear-ward ...1884
• URSICIDE one who kills a bear ...a1861
bear (animal) - verbs
• BRUZZ † to growl as a bear (only used in vbl. noun 'bruzzing') ...1693
• LAP of a bear: to pull at or tear down branches of a tree or vine to obtain the fruit, nuts, etc.; to strip the fruit from a tree ...1853 Amer. dial.
 
BEAR (endure) - verbs
• ABROOK †* to brook, to endure, to bear ...1592
• ADREE † to bear, to endure, to suffer ...a1000
• BIDE † to endure, to suffer, to bear, to undergo, to abide ...c1200 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CARRY † to bear, to endure ...1583
• THOLE to bear, to suffer, to endure, to tolerate ...1786 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
 
BEARABLE - adjectives
• BIDEABLE bearable, tolerable ...1923 Amer. dial.
• THOLEABLE bearable, tolerable ...1895 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THOLESUM bearable, tolerable ...1871 Sc.
• TOL-LOL tolerable, bearable, pretty good, pretty well, passable ...1797 sl.
• TOL-LOLLISH tolerable, bearable ...M19

BEAR-BAITING - nouns
• CYNARCTOMACHY bear-baiting; fighting of dogs and bears ...1663
 
BEARD - adjectives
• BALD-FACED of men: having neither beard nor whiskers ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BARBAL belonging to the beard ...1650
• BARBATULOUS † having but a small beard ...1600
• BARBIGEROUS bearded, as a man; having a beard, hairy ...1731
• BEARD-GRAVE † having the gravity of a bearded face ...1599
• CALLOW applied to the down on a youth's cheek and chin ...1604
• IMBERBIC †* without a beard, beardless ...1623
• QUICKSET of a beard: rough, bristling ...1599
• SAND-BEARDED † having a sandy-coloured beard ...1624
beard - adverbs
• MISOPOGONISTICALLY with a hatred of beards ...1842
beard - nouns
• ALFALFA 1. a beard, whiskers ...L19 sl.
2. a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• BALACLAVA a full beard ...M19 sl.
• BARB †* the beard of a man ...c1450
• BARBET * a small beard ...1606
• BARBULA † a small beard ...1688
• BEAVER a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• BUM FLUFF the incipient growth of hair on the face of an adolescent boy ...1961 Brit. sl.
• BURNSIDES a style of beard consisting of a moustache, whiskers, and a clean-shaven chin ...1909 US
• BUSHES a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• CHARLEY a small, pointed beard ...c1830 colloq.
• CHARLIE a small, pointed beard ...c1830 colloq.
• CHIN ARMOR a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• CHIN CURTAINS a beard ...1900s US sl.
• CHIN-SPLITTER a narrow goatee ...1906 Amer. sl.
• CHIN TACKLE a beard ...c1875 Amer. nautical sl.
• CREPE a short artificial beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• DOOR-KNOCKER a beard that runs along and just beneath the jaw line; when linking up with a moustache it was seen as resembling a door-knocker ...M19 sl.
• DOOR-MAT men's facial hair; a short cropped beard ...M19 sl.
• FACE-FITTINGS a beard and/or moustache ...1904 Aust. sl.
• FACE-FUNGUS men's facial hair ...1907 jocular
• FACE-LACE whiskers, a beard ...1927 Amer. jocular
• FIVE O'CLOCK SHADOW a growth of stubble which becomes visible in the late afternoon on the face of a man who has shaved earlier in the day ...1937 sl.
• FOLIAGE a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• FUNGUS men's facial hair; a moustache, a beard ...1904 jocular
• FUZZ a goatee beard ...1970s US Black sl.
• GOATEE a beard resembling that of a goat; a narrow chin-tuft ...M19
• GRASS ABOUT THE BOWS a beard, whiskers ...1945 Amer. dial.
• HEDGE a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• HIDEOUT a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• IMPERIAL a small part of the beard left growing below the lower lip: so called because the Emperor Napoleon III wore his beard in this way ...1856
• LACE CURTAINS whiskers, esp. false whiskers used in the theatre; a beard ...1919 US jocular
• LILACS a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• MAT a short cropped beard ...M19 sl.
• MATTRESS a heavy beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• MUFF a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• NEWGATE COLLAR a collar-like beard worn under the chin ...19C sl.
• NEWGATE FRILL a collar-like beard worn under the chin ...1885 sl.
• NEWGATE FRINGE a collar-like beard worn under the chin ...19C sl.
• NEWGATE-RING moustache and beard as one, without side whiskers ...Bk1902 sl.
• PHONY a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• POGONOTOMY the cutting or trimming of the beard ...1897
• SASSAFRAS a beard ...1930s US sl.
• SCRATCH a beard or whiskers ...1960s Amer. sl.
• SHRUBBERY a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• SPINACH a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• TICKER a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
• TYBURN COLLAR a collar-like beard worn under the chin ...Bk1902 sl.
• TYBURN FRILL a collar-like beard worn under the chin ...Bk1902 sl.
• TYBURN FRINGE a collar-like beard worn under the chin ...Bk1902 sl.
• ZIFF a beard ...1917 Aust. & NZ sl.
• ZITS a false beard ...Bk1942 Amer. theatrical sl.
beard - person
• BEARD a bearded man; a bearded beatnik, hippie, or avant-garde intellectual; usually used derisively ...1927 Amer. sl.
• BEARDED LADY a homosexual who has a beard ...Bk1972 homosexual sl.
• BEARDIE a bearded person ...1941 sl.
• BEARDLING † one who wears a beard ...1622
• BEARDO a bearded person ...1964 sl.
• BEARDY a bearded person ...1941 sl.
• BEAVER a bearded man ...1910 sl.
• BILLY-GOAT a bearded old man ...1878 US sl.
• DAG-LOCKS a man with long, curling hair, or whose beard is unkempt ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FUNGUS-FACE a bearded man
• FUZZFACE a bearded man; used derisively ...1908 US sl.
• GASH-BEARD † a person with a long, protruding chin; one with a long, peaked beard ...1721 Sc.
• HAIRY a long-haired, bearded individual ...1976 UK sl.
• JO-JO a man with a very heavy beard and side-whiskers ...L19 Aust. sl.
• KATIE-BAIRDIE, KATIE-BEARDIE a woman with a beard or moustache ...1959 Sc.
• LACKBEARD † one who is destitute of a beard ...Bk1883
• PHILOPOGON a lover of beards ...1875
• QUIM CHIN a bearded person ...1990s sl.
• ZIFF a bearded person ...1922 Aust. sl.
beard - verbs
• DEBARB † 'to deprive of his beard'; to cut the beard off ...1727
• MAKE A MAN'S BEARD † to dress his beard ...c1386
• MOW THE BRIGALO SUCKERS to shave one's beard ...1990s Aust. sl.
 
BEARDED - adjectives
• BARBED †* bearded ...1693
• BEARDY bearded ...1598
 
BEARER - person
• ASS * a person likened to an ass in its role as a beast of burden; a bearer of a heavy load ...1614
• BERMAN † a bearer, a carrier, a porter ...c1000
 
BEARING - nouns
• ABEAR †* bearing, gesture, action, behaviour ...c1315
• AFFAIR † mode of doing; bearing, deportment, appearance, conduct ...1375
• APPORT demeanour; bearing ...LME
• BEAR † bearing, behaviour ...a1400
• EFFEIR appearance, bearing; show, pomp and circumstance; ceremony ...1375 arch.
• FARE † mode of proceeding, bearing, demeanour; appearance, aspect ...1297
• GARB † a person's outward bearing, behaviour, carriage, or demeanour ...1605
• GARBE † a person's outward bearing, behaviour, carriage, or demeanour ...1605
• HABIT † bearing, demeanour, deportment, behaviour; posture ...1413
• I-BERE † bearing, comportment, conduct ...a900
• IMPORTANCE † bearing, consequence ...1691
• LATE † look; appearance; aspect; outward manner or bearing ...c1200
• MANAGE † bearing, demeanour, conduct ...1593
• MEAD mood, disposition; bearing, courage ...1724 Sc.
• MEED mood, disposition; bearing, courage ...1724 Sc.
• MEID mood, disposition; bearing, courage ...1724 Sc.
 
BEAR UP - verbs
• MAN IT OUT † to bear up manfully ...1668
 
BEAST - adjectives
• BEASTEN † of beasts ...c1325
• BELLUINE † pertaining to or characteristic of beasts; beast-like, brutal, savage ...1618
beast - nouns
• BEASTLING a little beast or animal ...1872
 
BEASTLINESS - nouns
• BEASTLIHEAD † beastliness ...1579
• BEASTLIHOOD † beastliness ...1612
 
BEASTLY - adjectives
• BEASTISH † beastly, brutish ...1398
beastly - adverbs
• BEASTLYWISE † in a beastly manner ...c1440
 
BEAT (hit) - person
• FUSTIGATOR one who beats another ...1865
• LAMBACKER † one who beats or drubs ...1592
• MALLET † someone or something that beats down or crushes ...1525
• PAIKER one who beats ...a1555 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• WALLOPER 1. anyone who beats up their victims with a cudgel or stick ...E19 sl.
2. one who beats, e.g. hits a child ...1910s sl.
beat (hit) - verbs
• ABEAT † to beat, to strike ...a1000
• ANOINT to flog, to beat, to thrash; to chastise by word or act ...c1500
• ANOINT WITH OIL OF HAZEL to beat with a hazel rod ...c1678
• BACK to beat, to thrash ...1790 Eng. dial.
• ARLE to beat severely ...Bk1898 Sc.
• ARR to scar; to scratch; to beat ...1841 Eng. dial.
• ASH to flog, to beat ...1889 Eng. dial.
• AUM to thrash, to beat soundly; to tan a person's hide ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BADGER to beat, to thrash ...1825 Sc.
• BAFF to beat, to strike; in golf: to strike the ground with the sole of the club-head in making a stroke ...1879 Sc.
• BAFFLE to strike, to beat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAISS to beat, to drub ...1825 Sc.
• BAK † to beat ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BALAHACK to beat severely ...1930s US sl.
• BALEISE to beat, to flog, to whip, to scourge ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BALL to beat, to thrash ...1854 Eng. dial.
• BALLAWHANG to beat or handle roughly ...1905 Amer. dial.
• BALLYHACK to beat thoroughly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BAM to browbeat, to bully; to beat, to strike ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BAMMEL to knock, to beat; to indulge in horseplay ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAMMOCK to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANG to beat violently, to knock about; to thrash, to strike with the fist or with a whip, to handle roughly ...1604
• BANJAX to batter; to break; to beat ...1939 sl.
• BANK to beat ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BANNICK to thrash, to beat soundly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANNOCK to thrash, to beat soundly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANSEL to drive, to know about; to bang, to beat ...1674 Eng. dial.
• BASH to hit, to beat, to strike, to crush, to smash ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BASH THE LIVING MOSES OUT OF to beat severely ...M19 sl.
• BASH UP to beat up, to thrash ...1920s sl., chiefly UK juvenile usage
• BASK to beat severely ...1878 Eng. dial.
• BASSOCK to beat, to thrash soundly ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BASTE to hit repeatedly, to assault by hitting, to beat soundly, to thrash, to flog, to cudgel ...1533
• BASTINADO 1. to beat with a stick; to thrash, to thwack ...1614 arch.
2. to beat or cane on the soles of the feet ...1688
• BASTON † to beat with a staff or cudgel ...1593
• BASTONATE †* to beat with a staff or cudgel ...1604
• BAT to cudgel, to thrash, to beat, to hit, to strike ...c1440
• BATOON to beat or strike with a 'batoon'; to thrash with a stick, to cudgel ...1683 arch.
• BATTER to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter ...c1325
• BATTERFANG † to strike with repeated blows of an instrument or weapon; to beat continuously and violently so as to bruise and shatter; to assail violently ...1630 obs. exc. Eng. & Amer. dial.
• BAZZ to thrash, to beat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BAZZOCK to beat, to thrash soundly ...1889 Eng. dial.
• BEAT LIKE A RED-HEADED STEPCHILD to beat severely; to best definitively in a game or contest ...1999 Amer. dial.
• BEAT THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to beat severely ...M18 sl.
• BEAT THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to beat severely ...M18 sl.
• BEAT THE HOUND OUT OF to thrash or beat thoroughly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BEAT THE PANTS OFF to beat convincingly ...Aust. sl.
• BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF to thrash or beat a person severely; to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting ...1966 sl.
• BEAT THE WADDING OUT OF to beat very thoroughly ...1968 Amer. dial.
• BECURRY † to beat, to thrash ...1598
• BEETLE to beat, to pound ...1743 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEFF to beat, to strike, to slap ...1790 Sc.
• BEFT † to beat, to buffet, to slap ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BELACE † to beat with stripes; to chastise with a strap ...1736 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BELAM † to thrash, to beat ...1595 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BELAMB † to thrash, to beat ...1595 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BELLIS to beat, to flog ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BELLISE to beat, to flog; to whip, to scourge ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BELLTINKER to beat, to thrash ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BENSEL to drive, to know about; to bang, to beat ...1674 Eng. dial.
• BENSELL to beat; to bang ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BENSIL to thrash, to beat soundly; to bang; to drive away ...1691 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEPAT to pat frequently; to strike, to beat ...1676
• BEPEPS †* to beat a person, to 'pepper' ...1622
• BERRY † to beat, to thrash ...a1225 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BESWADDLE †* to beat, to thrash, to 'swaddle' ...1598
• BESWINGE † to beat soundly ...1568
• BETCHELL to beat ...1857 Sc.
• BILLUS to beat, to flog ...1865 Eng. dial.
• BLUE-BEAT †* to beat black and blue ...a1626
• BOFFLE to strike, to beat ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOLLYHOCK to beat thoroughly ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BOMMOCK to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOMMUX to knock about, to beat down; to strike clumsily ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOUNCE † to beat, to thump, to trounce, to knock ...c1225
• BOX to beat, to thrash; later, to strike with the fist, to cuff, to buffet; to strike with the hand ...1519
• BREAK ONE'S ASS to beat someone up; to thrash someone savagely ...1954 Amer. sl.
• BREAK SOMEONE'S FACE to beat and disfigure someone's face ...1896 Amer. sl.
• BROWSE to beat or whip someone as punishment ...c1869 Amer. dial.
• BRUSH to beat, to thrash ...1842 Amer. dial.
• BULLDOSE to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
• BULLDOZE to flog, to beat severely ...L19 sl.
• BUMBASTE † to beat on the posteriors; to inflict school punishment; hence, to flog, to thrash, to beat or baste  soundly ...1571 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BUMFEG † to flog, to beat, to thrash ...1589
• BUST ONE'S ASS to beat someone up; to thrash someone savagely ...1980 Amer. sl.
• BUST ONE WIDE OPEN to beat someone severely ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BYFRAP †* to beat about, to thrash ...c1380
• CANVAS(S) † to knock about, to shake and shatter thoroughly; to buffet; to beat, to drub ...1573
• CAPERCLAW † to claw or scratch with the open hand and nails; to beat, to thrash, to drub ...1589
• CHAFE to beat; to thrash ...L17 sl.
• CHANGE SOMEONE'S FACE to beat and disfigure someone's face ...1896 Amer. sl.
• CHUNK to beat someone up ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CLATTER to smack someone; to hit someone; to beat someone up ...1979 UK sl.
• CLAW UP - to beat soundly ...Bk1999
• CLOBBER to strike someone; to hit; to thrash or beat up; to defeat; to reprimand or criticize severely ...1944 sl.
• CLUB-DRUB to beat ...1875
• COBNOBBLE to beat, to strike, to chastise, to correct; to knock on the head ...Bk1826 Eng. dial.
• COMB DOWN to ill-treat; to thrash, to beat ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• COOL ONE'S HAGGIS to beat one soundly ...1684 Eng. dial.
• CONTUND to bruise by beating, to pound or thrash ...1654
• COP A FLOWER-POT to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten ...1930s sl.
• COTTON to beat, to flog, to thrash ...1654 Eng. dial.
• CURRY ONE'S SKIN-COAT to beat a person severely; to thrash ...B1900
• DANCE THE PHIBBIE to get a horse-whipping ...1891 Eng. dial.
• DAWL to dash, to beat, to strike ...1886 Eng. dial.
• DEAL TO to beat up ...1980s NZ sl.
• DERSE to beat ..1828 Eng. dial.
• DEVEL to strike, to beat, to fell with a blow; to maul; to fall heavily ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DIGHT to beat, to thrash, to scourge ...BK1900 Sc.
• DING to strike, to knock, to beat; to drive, to force; to dash down with violence, to overthrow ...1688 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DINT † to strike, to beat ...ME
• DOG to beat up ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DONDER to beat someone up ...S. Afr. sl.
• DUFF UP to beat up, to assault someone ...1961 UK sl.
• DUMP to thump, to beat, to strike ...1808-18 Sc.
• DUNT to beat, strike, knock, thump ...Bk1886
• DUST to beat, to thrash ...1612 colloq.
• DUST OFF to give a good pounding or beating ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DUST ONE'S COAT to thrash, to beat someone up ...1690 colloq.
• DUST ONE'S JACKET to thrash, to beat someone up ...L17 sl.
• DUST THE SIDEWALK WITH to beat up thoroughly; to defeat comprehensively ...L19 sl.
• EAT SOMEONE'S LUNCH to defeat, to drub, to outdo, to injure, to beat physically; to make short work of ...1959 US sl.
• FADGE to beat, to thrash ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FAG † to beat; to thrash; to strike ...L17 sl.
• FAG-BAG to beat up and rob a homosexual ...1970s US sl.
• FAN to beat, to strike, esp. repeatedly or soundly; to deliver a blow to, esp. with a club; to hit, to spank ...1785 sl.
• FAN WITH A SLIPPER to beat, to whip, to berate ...L18 colloq.
• FAUCH † to beat ...1790 Sc.
• FEAGUE † to beat, to whip ...1668
• FEAK † to beat, to thrash ...1652
• FILL IN to thrash, to beat ...c1925 orig. Royal Navy
• FLAKE to beat, to flog ...1841 Ireland
• FUCK OVER to work over; to beat up; to use physical violence to teach someone a lesson ...M20 US sl.
• FUM to thump, to beat ...L18 W.Indies
• GIBBET to beat, to punish, to hurt severely ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• GIVE BELLOWS TO MEND of persons or things: to make a sharp attack upon, to beat soundly ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• GIVE GYP to punish or admonish; to assault or beat; hence, later, to mock or tease; to criticize ...1887 orig. Eng. dial.
• GIVE MOSES to beat severely ...M19 sl.
• GIVE ONE BONDI to beat one up ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• GIVE ONE GOUDY to give one a good beating ...1939 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE HIS WAGE to beat him ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• GIVE ONE SOCK to give a sound thrashing or beating ...1864 sl.
• GIVE ONE THE WHOLE WORKS to harm, to beat up, to kill ...c1930 sl., orig. US
• GIVE ONE THE WORKS to harm, to beat up, to kill ...c1930 sl., orig. US
• GIVE SOME HAZEL to give a beating or thrashing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• GIVE SOMEONE JESSE to beat, to hit ...1839 US sl.
• GIVE SOMEONE LALDY to beat or thrash someone ...1985 Sc. sl.
• GIVE SOMEONE TOCO to beat, to thrash ...E19 sl.
• GRAB BALDHEADED to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze ...1918 US sl.
• GYBE to whip; to beat; to castigate ...L17 sl.
• HACKLE UP to beat up ...20C W. Indies sl.
• HAKE to beat, batter, drive or knock out of one's way; to butt with the horns or head ...1878 Sc.
• HAMMER to thrash; to beat continuously with a stick ...1889 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAMPER † to strike, to beat ...a1529 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HANG A HAT ON SOMEONE to beat someone, to put them in their place ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• HASE to beat, to thrash ...1884 Eng. dial.
• HAZE to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly ...1678 Eng. dial.
• HAZEL to beat as with a hazel stick ...1875 Eng. dial.
• JACK to beat ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACKET to thrash; to beat ...1704 sl.
• JACK UP to assault a person; to beat up, to mug ...1965 US colloq.
• JAMMOCK to squeeze, to press; to beat, to crush, to trample into a soft mass ...1876 Eng. dial.
• JERK BALDHEADED to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze ...1886 US sl.
• KANGAROO to beat up ...1910s US sl.
• KATHIL to beat with great severity; to reduce to a pulp ...Bk1902 Sc.
• KEB † to give a good beating; to punish ...1866 Sc.
• KICK ONE'S ASSHOLE THROUGH ONE'S TEETH to give a thorough beating ...1969 Amer. sl.
• KICK SOMEONE'S TEETH SO FAR DOWN THEIR THROAT to beat someone up ...1972 Aust. sl.
• KICK TEN BELLS OF SHIT OUT OF to physically beat someone very severely ...1996 UK sl.
• KICK TEN BELLS OUT OF to physically beat someone very severely ...1996 UK sl.
• KICK THE CACK OUT OF to beat up severely ...1970s sl.
• KICK THE CHICKEN-HOCKEY OUT OF to beat someone severely ...1970s US sl.
• KICK THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to beat severely ...M18 sl.
• KIMBAW to beat or to bully ...19C sl.
• KNEVELL to hit or beat violently with the fists; to knock about ...1815 Sc.
• KNOCK ONE END FOR END to beat somebody thoroughly ...1967 Amer. dial.
• KNOCK ONE'S DAYLIGHTS OUT to beat one ...1907 Amer. dial.
• KNOCK THE CHICKEN-HOCKEY OUT OF to beat someone severely ...1970s US sl.
• KNOCK THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to beat severely ...M18 sl.
• KNOCK THE DOOKEY OUT OF to knock the 'daylights' out of ...1980s sl.
• KNOCK THE OLD BOY OUT OF ONE to knock the 'daylights' or stuffing out of one ...M19 sl.
• KNOCK THE SHIT OUT OF SOMEONE to thrash or beat someone severely ...19C colloq.
• KNOCK THE SOCKS OFF SOMEONE to beat thoroughly; to trounce ...1845 sl.
• KNUB * to hit or strike with the fist or knuckles; to thump, to beat ...1721
• LAB to strike severely, to beat; to deliver a slashing blow ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LABOUR to beat, to thrash, to batter, to belabour ...1824 Sc.
• LACE to lash, beat, thrash ...1599
• LACE A PERSON'S JACKET to beat; to beat in competition ...1746 Eng. dial.
• LACE INTO to attack, to beat, to thrash ...E19 sl.
• LACE SOMEONE'S JACKET to beat up, to thrash ...L17 sl.
• LACKY to beat severely ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LALLOP to beat, to chastise, to strike ...1890 Eng. dial.
• LAM to beat soundly; to thrash ...1595
• LAMB to beat or strike ...L16 sl.
• LAMBACK † to beat, to thrash ...1589
• LAMBASTE to beat, to thrash ...1637 sl. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LAMB-DOWN to beat ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• LAMBSKIN † to beat, to thrash ...1589
• LAMMACE to beat with heavy blows ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMME to beat or strike ...L16 sl.
• LAMMER to beat, to batter ...1955 Sc.
• LAMMOCK to beat ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMMUX to beat, to thrash ...1925 Amer. dial.
• LAMP to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1808 Sc.
• LAMPAY to beat, to chastise; chiefly applied to children ...1783 Eng. dial.
• LAND-BAIST to lambaste, to beat, to thrash ...1975 Amer. dial.
• LARROP to beat, to flog, to thrash ...1823 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• LARRUP to beat thoroughly, to strike, to thrash, to whip, to flog ...1824 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LATHER to beat, to thrash ...1797
• LAY † to strike, to beat a person on the face, over the head, etc. ...1530
• LAY INTO to beat, to thrash ...1838 sl.
• LEAN to beat up, to strike ...1910s sl., orig. US
• LEAN ON to beat up, to strike; to physically assault ...1911 sl., orig. US
• LEASH † to beat or lash with a leash; to whip ...1503
• LEATHER orig. to hit someone with a leather strap; hence, to beat or thrash someone ...a1625
• LICK to strike, to hit, to beat, esp. as a punishment; to thrash, to whip ...1888 Amer. dial.
• LICK INTO FITS to beat comprehensively ...L19 sl.
• LIMB to beat severely, to whip, to flog ...1949 Amer. dial.
• LINGE † to beat severely, to thrash, to flog ...1600 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LIRROP to beat, to flog, to thrash ...1823 Eng. dial. & colloq.
• LORRY UP to beat, to thrash ...1940s Irish sl.
• LOUNDER to beat severely with heavy strokes; to thrash, thump, cuff, cudgel ...1793 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LURRY UP to beat, to thrash ...1940s Irish sl.
• MAKE A PERSON SCRATCH WHERE HE IS NOT ITCHY to beat him ...Bk1904 Ireland
• MAKE SOMEONE PISS to beat up; to defeat ...1980s Aust. sl.
• MALACOUTER to beat, to thrash, to punish ...c1910 Sc.
• MALAHACK to injure, to beat, to maltreat ...1901 Amer. dial.
• MALAVOGUE to punish in some dire but undefined way; to beat, to chastise ...1843 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• MALLET † to beat, to hammer ...1594 obs. exc. arch.
• MALLYHACK to injure, to beat, to maltreat ...1953 Amer. dial.
• MAMMOCK to tear into pieces; to mangle; to beat severely, to maul ...1828 Amer. dial.
• MANCH to mince; to mash, to bruise, to crush to a pulp; to beat up ...1895 Eng. dial.
• MASH to strike, hit, or beat someone ...1884 Amer. dial.
• MASH UP strike, hit, or beat someone ...1954 Amer. dial.
• MAUL DRAG to beat and drag about a person ...1917 Amer. dial.
• MAWP to strike, to beat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MEASURE FOR A NEW JACKET to thrash, to beat, to flog ...Bk1905 Eng.
• MEASURE FOR A WARM SUIT OF CLOTHES to thrash, to beat, to flog ...Bk1905 Eng.
• MEASURE ONE'S BACK WITH A STICK to thrash, to beat, to flog ...Bk1905 Eng.
• MELL to hammer; to strike with a 'mell' or with the fist; to beat severely; to pound; to bruise ...1787 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MELLER to strike, to hit, to beat ...1862 Amer. dial.
​• MELLOW to beat, to hit, to strike. to pummel ...1895 Amer. dial.
• MESS SOMEONE'S FACE UP to beat someone around the face ...criminal sl.
• MESS UP to beat someone up ...1914 US sl.
• MOMOX to tear into pieces; to mangle; to beat severely, to maul ...1867 Amer. dial.
• MUG to strike a person in the face; to fight; to beat up; to assault; to strangle ...1818 sl., orig. boxing usage
• MUMMY to beat a person to death, hence making them into an Egyptian-style mummified corpse ...1970s US Black sl.
• MUSH to beat up, to hit ...1980s US Black sl.
• NAG to strike smartly; to beat ...1825 Sc.
• NAIL to hit, esp. in boxing, to be successful in hitting someone; to strike smartly; to beat ...1785 sl.
• NAIL ONE'S BOLLOCKS TO THE DOOR to physically beat up; to figuratively neuter and mentally defeat ...1998 Brit. sl.
• NAIL SOMEONE'S HIDE TO THE WALL to beat up comprehensively, to kill ...L19 sl., orig. US
• NAUP to strike with a stick or other implement, generally on the head; to beat ...1684 Eng. dial.
• NEVEL to beat or strike with the fists; to pound, buffet, or pommel ...a1572 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NEVILL vb. to beat or strike with the fists; to pound, buffet, or pummel ...a1572 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NINT to beat severely ...1899 Amer. dial.
• NOINT to beat, to thrash, to chastise by word or act ...1843 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• OFF to beat up someone ...1960s US Black sl.
• OIL to hit, to beat, to whip ...L18 sl.
• OIL UP to beat, to whip ...L18 sl.
• OINT to thrash, to beat ...1894 Eng. dial.
• PADDYWHACK to beat severely ...L19 sl.
• PAIK 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  ...c1639 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PAIL to strike continuously; to beat, to thrash ...1740 Eng. dial.
• PAKE to beat, to strike; to punish ...1807 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PALL †* to beat; to strike, to knock down ...a1375
• PANEL to attack, to beat up ...1990s sl.
• PAY to beat, to thrash, to chastise ...1714 Sc. & Eng. dial. 
• PAY WITHIN AN INCH OF ONE'S LIFE to thrash soundly, to give a good beating to ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PECK to beat, to strike; to punish ...1807 Sc.
• PEEL to strike, to beat, to spank, to slap ...1935 Amer. dial.
• PEX to beat, to strike; to punish ...1807 Sc.
• PICK AND MELL to maul; to beat ...Bk1905 Sc.
• PIN SOMEONE'S EARS BACK to give a person a sound beating; to defeat a person utterly; to chastise soundly ...1941 Amer. sl.
• PLAY HARRY OVER ANY ONE to beat or punish severely ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• PLAY RAP-JACKET to administer a beating; to thrash soundly ...1880 Amer. dial.
• PLAY YARK ON to strike, to beat ...1838 Eng. dial.
• PUNCH OUT to beat up or knock out with the fists...sl.
• PUT A HAT ON SOMEONE to beat someone, to put them in their place ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• PUT THE ARM ON SOMEONE to hit with the fist; to beat up ...20C Amer. sl.
• PUT THE KIBOSH ON ONE to beat badly; to prove one's superiority over one ...Bk1913 Amer. dial.
• QUAT † to beat or press down; to squash, to flatten, to extinguish ...c1400-50 obs. exc. Eng. dial. 
• QUELT to beat, to thrash soundly ...1836 Eng. dial.
• QUELTEN DOWN to beat or thrash thoroughly ...1942 Amer. dial.
• QUILT to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1836 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• QUOP † to beat, to throb, to palpitate ...a1658 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RACK * to beat, to belabour ...1822 Sc.
• RADDLE to beat, to thrash ...1688 N. Eng. dial.
• RAG to fight; to beat up ...1910s sl.
• RAIN ON to make suffer; to beat up; to lose one's temper with ...1920s US sl.
• RAMSCOOTRIFY to set about with violence, to beat up, to drub, to trounce, to drive off in terror ...1887 Sc. nonce word
• RAMSQUADDLE to beat, to thrash ...1830 Amer. dial.
• RAN-DAN vb. to beat ...1777 Eng. dial.
• RAP JACK to beat with a stick ...1972 Amer. dial.
• RATTLE to strike, to beat, to hit; to give a blow or knock ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REESHLE to beat soundly; to drive with blows; to hustle ...1853 Sc.
• REMMAN † to beat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REMMLE to beat with a stick; generally used in a playful threat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RENCHEL † to beat; to thwack with a stick ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RENSHEL † to beat; to thwack with a stick ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RIB to beat, pummel or punch in the sides ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RIB-BASTE † to thrash, to beat severely ...1598
• RIB-ROAST to belabour with a cudgel; to beat soundly, to thrash ...1570 now arch.
• RIB-TICKLE to thrash; to beat up ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIDE ONE BUG-HUNTING to punish; to chastise; to whip; to beat severely ...1906 Amer. dial.
• RIDGIL to flog, to beat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RODGER to beat with violence ...B1900 Sc.
• ROT THE SOCKS OFF to beat thoroughly; to trounce ...1964 sl.
• RUB A MAN DOWN WITH AN OAKEN TOWEL to beat him ...1785 sl.
• RUB DOWN WITH AN OAKEN TOWEL to thrash, to beat ...18C sl.
• SAG to beat with a truncheon ...1930s US tramps' sl.
• SAPPIL to punish by beating ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAUCE to belabour, to beat a person, to flog ...1598 obs.
• SCAITCH to beat or thrash with a stick or rod ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALE to beat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCALP to beat about the head; to flog ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCART WHERE ONE'S NO YEWKY to beat one ...1824 Sc.
• SCASH † to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly ...1801 Sc.
• SCASS † to beat, to batter; to crush or press roughly or carelessly ...1801 Sc.
• SCAT to break to pieces; to burst, to split open; to smash; to slap, to beat ...1891 Eng. dial.
• SCON to beat, esp. with the flat of the hand or some flat surface; to inflict punishment ...1873 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SCONCE to beat, esp. about the head; to box the ears ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOP to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCOUCE to chastise; to beat with the hand; to box the ears ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUR to whip, to flog, to beat; to whip a top ...1825 Sc.
• SCRIM to strike; to beat vigorously ...1889 Sc.
• SCRIMGE to rub or scrub vigorously; to beat severely ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRIMMAGE to rub violently; to beat severely ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRUMPLICATE to beat up, to thrash, to defeat ...L19 sl.
• SCUTCH to beat, to whip, to thrash soundly ...c1900 Amer. dial.
• SHAKE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to beat severely ...M18 sl.
• SKELP to strike, to beat, to slap, to smack, in later use, spec. on the breech ...a1400-50 chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKON to beat, esp. with the flat of the hand or some flat surface; to inflict punishment ...1873 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• SKOP to hit, to beat, to strike; to fell to the ground ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SKRIM to strike; to beat vigorously ...1889 Sc.
• SMACK UP to attack someone; to beat someone up ...1945 Aust. sl.
• SNAKE to beat, to thrash ...1859 US sl.
• SNATCH BALD to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze ...1962 US sl.
• SNATCH BALDHEADED to defeat thoroughly, to thrash, to beat up; hence, to stun, to amaze ...1866 US sl.
• SOAK to punish, to beat up; to criticize harshly ...L19 US sl.
• SOAK IT TO to punish, to beat up; to criticize harshly ...L19 US sl.
• SOCK to beat, to strike hard, to hit ...1699 sl.
• SPANK to beat someone with violent intent ...1999 UK sl.
• SPIFLICATE to treat or handle roughly or severely; to beat severely ...1785 humorous or colloq.
• STOUSH to punch or strike; to thrash or beat a person; to fight ...1893 Aust. & NZ sl.
• STRAM to dash down violently, to beat ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• STRAMASH to beat, to bang, to destroy ...1855 colloq.
• STRAP to flog, to beat ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUFFET to buffet, to beat ...c1440 Eng. dial.
• SUGGILL †* to beat black and blue; to bruise ...1663
• SUGGILLATE † to beat black and blue; to bruise ...1623 rare or obs.
• SUGILL †* to beat black and blue; to bruise ...1663
• SUGILLATE † to beat black and blue; to bruise ...1623 rare or obs.
• SWINGE ONE'S JACKET to give one a beating ...1740
• SWISH to beat someone with a cane, etc. ...1856 Brit. school sl.
• TABBER to beat, to belabour, to thrash ...c1850 Sc.
• TABOR † to beat, to thump, to thrash ...1624
• TABOUR † to beat, to thump, to thrash ...1624
• TACK to strike with the open hand; to slap; to beat ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• TAG to beat with a tawse ...1866 Sc.
• TAIRGE to reprimand, to scold loudly; to beat, to strike, to thrash ...1825 Sc.
• TAKE CARE OF to beat up; to kill ...20C sl.
• TAKE OFF CORNER-PIECES to beat, usually one's wife ...L19 sl.
• TAKE SOMEONE APART to beat severely ...20C sl.
• TAN to beat someone with a whip, cane, etc., usually as a form of corporal punishment ...1862 sl.
• TANBASTE to beat; to switch ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TANCEL to beat, to thrash; to ill-use ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TANCELLOON to beat, to thrash ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TANK to strike; to knock; to beat with a switch or other light instrument ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAN ONE'S ARSE to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment ...c1670 sl.
• TAN ONE'S BACKSIDE to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment ...c1670 sl.
• TAN ONE'S BEHIND to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment ...1938
• TAN ONE'S BOTTOM to hit repeatedly, to beat someone with a whip. cane, etc. as a form of corporal punishment ...1938
• TANSEL to beat, to thrash; to ill-use ...1895 Eng. dial.
• TANSILOON to beat, to thrash ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARGE to beat, to strike; to thrash ...1833 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEAR DOWN to beat, to thrash ...1892 Amer. dial.
• TEAR UP to beat, to thrash ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TEEM ON to beat with severity ...B1900 Sc.
• THACK to thwack, to beat, to flog ...1863 Sc.
• THOCK to thwack, to beat, to flog ...1863 Sc.
• THONG to beat, to thrash ...1746 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
• THRASH ONE'S JACKET to give one a beating ...1687
• THRASH THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF to beat severely ...M18 sl.
• THREAP to beat, to flog, to thrash, to punish severely ...1721 Eng. dial.
• THRIPPLE to beat, to cudgel ...1691 Eng. dial.
• THRUM † to beat; to flog; to chastise ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THUD to beat, to strike; to beat hard and with a noise; to thump ...1898 Sc.
• THUMP THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ONE to beat one severely ...1929 Amer. dial.
• THURSE to beat ...1877 Eng. dial.
• THWANG to beat ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TICK to beat, pulse, throb ...1868
• TICKLE to beat, to chastise ...1592
• TICKLE ONE'S TOBY to spank or beat on the buttocks ...1842 sl.
• TO-BEAT † to beat severely, to belabour, to thrash ...a1250
• TO-BONE †* to beat severely, to thrash, to thump; to pelt ...a1250
• TO-BRAY † to beat to atoms ...1382
• TO-BUNE †* to beat severely, to thrash, to thump; to pelt ...a1250
• TO-BUST † to beat or thrash to pieces ...a1250
• TO-SWINGE † to disperse by beating; to beat to pieces ...c1205
• TOWEL to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting; to thrash; to beat; to cudgel ...1705 sl.
• TOWEL UP to beat, to thrash ...1919 Aust. sl.
• TOW-ROW to beat severely ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TRIM to beat, to thrash; to defeat in a game; to scold ...1888 Amer. dial.
• TRIM ONE' S JACKET to thrash, to beat ...Bk1896 sl.
• TROLLOP to strike, to beat, to whip; to outdo in a contest ...1842 Amer. dial.
• TWANK to slap smartly; to beat with a cane, strap, etc., to thrash ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• TWILT to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1836 Eng. dial.
• UNLOAD to throw a punch, to beat up ...20C sl.
• UP to beat up ...2000s UK criminals' sl.
• VAPULATE * to beat or strike ...1603
• VERBERATE * to beat or strike so as to cause pain, esp. by way of punishment ...1625
• WAFT to beat, to trounce, to out-manoeuvre, to circumvent ...1921 Sc.
• WALK † to beat, to drub a person ...a1530
• WALK A PERSON'S COAT † to beat, to drub a person ...a1530
• WALK INTO SOMEONE'S AFFECTIONS to beat, to scold ...M19 sl.
• WALLOP to beat soundly; to strike hard; to hit ...1825 colloq.
• WALLOPSE to thrash, to beat; to maul ...1904 Amer. dial.
• WALLOW to throw someone down in a fight or wrestling match; to beat severely; to wallop ...1886 Amer. dial.
• WARM to beat, to thrash, to flog ...1824 Eng. dial.
• WARP to hit or beat someone ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WARP IT TO SOMEONE to strike a blow at someone; to beat violently  ...1876 Amer. dial.
• WELLY to beat up, to assault ...1980s sl.
• WHACK to beat or strike vigorously, as with a stick; to thrash ...1721 colloq.
• WHALE to beat ...Bk1995 US sl.
• WHALE THE PISS OUT OF to beat viciously ...20C sl.
• WHALE THE SHIT OUT OF to beat viciously ... 20C sl.
• WHALE THE TAR OUT OF to beat severely ...L19 US sl.
• WHARP to hit or beat someone ...1861 Amer. dial.
• WHEY to beat severely ...1936 Amer. dial.
• WHOLLOP to beat, to thrash, to hit hard ...E19 sl.
• WHOMP to beat someone ...1964 US sl.
• WHUP to whip; to beat or defeat decisively ...1890 Amer.
• WOLLOP to beat, to thrash, to hit hard ...E19 sl.
• WOMP to beat someone ...1964 US sl.
• WOODEN to beat someone with a club of some sort ...1905 Aust. sl.
• WOOL to pull the hair of, to drag around by the hair; to beat, to get the better of ...1843 Amer. dial.
• WORK OVER to beat up, to assault and batter ...Brit. sl.
• WORK SOMEONE OVER to beat someone, esp. cruelly and systematically ...1927 Amer. sl.
• WRECK SOMEONE'S BEADS to beat someone up; to shock or startle ...1970s US gay sl.
• YARK † to strike hard, esp. with a rod or whip; to beat, to thrash, to flog, to lash; to drive with a whip ...c1520 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YERD †* to beat with a rod ...a1225
• YERK † to strike smartly, esp. with a rod or whip; to beat, to thrash, to flog, to lash, to stab; to drive with a whip ...c1520 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YIRK to strike hard, esp. with a switch or whip; to beat, to thrash; to stab ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
beat (hit) - phrases
• I WILL ANOINT YOU WITH THE OIL OF GLADNESS I will beat you ...L18 sl.

BEAT (to surpass, defeat) - verbs (also see DEFEAT)
• ACE to surpass someone or something; to beat someone or something ...Amer. sl.
• TAKE THE PANTS OFF to beat convincingly, to overwhelm ...1930s sl.
• TAKE THE RAG OFF to beat, to surpass; to excel; to outshine ...1833 Amer. dial.
• TAKE THE SHINE OUT OF to beat, to surpass ...E19 sl.
• THRASH THE PANTS OFF to beat convincingly, to overwhelm ...1930s sl.
 
BEAT (throb) - verbs
• QUAP † to beat, to throb, to palpitate, to quiver ...c1374
• QUAVE † to beat, to palpitate; to throb with life ...1387
 
BEAT DOWN - verbs
• LAMPOON to beat down flat ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
 
BEATEN - adjectives
• BALLED beaten ...1846 Eng. dial.
• BANGED UP of people: beaten up, injured ...20C sl.
• BASTED beaten; harmed ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BATTERFANGED bruised, beaten, scratched ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEMARTELLED † beaten ...1598
• BET beaten, bruised ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOUNCED † beaten, knocked about ...1519
• BUNGED UP beaten, bruised, injured; out of order, damaged, run-down ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CHAFED beaten ...L17 sl.
• CHEWED angry, mad; defeated, beaten ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CREAMED beaten; outscored ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CUT-BEATEN † beaten with cuts or strokes of a whip, etc. ...1634
• HARROWED beaten, overcome, brought to a standstill; obstructed by an impediment or obstacle ...1890 Eng. dial.
• LAD-LICKED beaten or vanquished by a youth ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LANTERED hard-pressed, distracted, harassed; beaten ...1870 Eng. dial.
• OUTDONE put out, perplexed, exasperated, displeased; disappointed, overcome, beaten, humiliated, embarrassed ...1816 Amer. dial.
• PAILED beaten ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PIPPED AT THE POST narrowly beaten ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• SCOOBIED, SKOOBIED beaten up, defeated ...1990s sl.
• TANNED beaten, thrashed ...1905 sl.
• VERBERABLE † that may be, or is worthy to be beaten ...1656
beaten - nouns
• OILED HEAD a head that has been beaten, usually by the police ...1930s US Black sl.
beaten - verbs
• EAT STICK to be beaten (as with a stick) ...1862
• FACE to be beaten miserably in any competition  ...1984 Amer. sl.
• GET ONE'S THUDS to be punished, beaten, or chastised ...1887 Sc.
• GO SOUTH to lose, to be defeated or incapacitated; to be beaten ...1903 Amer. dial.
• GUTSER to be beaten or overcome; to lose ...1950s sl.
beaten - phrases
• ONE'S ASS IS DRAGGING one is fatigued, dejected, or beaten ...1945 Amer. sl.
 
BEATEN UP - adjectives
• ROMPERED beaten up ...1970s services’ in N. Ireland usage
 
BEATING - adjectives
• BATTERABLE that can be battered or bruised by beating ...1611
• CRUISIN' FOR A BRUISE heading for trouble; inviting a beating ...1960 US sl.
• CRUISIN' FOR A BRUISIN' heading for trouble, esp. a physically beating ...1947 US sl.
• PLANGIFEROUS †* producing or accompanied by the noise of beating ...1620
beating - nouns
• A.B.H. a beating up (Actual Bodily Harm) ...2000s sl.
• ANOINTING a beating, a thrashing ...1876 Eng. dial.
• ASH BEANS AND LONG OATS a beating; a flogging ...M19 sl.
• ASH-PLANTING a beating with an ash stick ...1889 Eng. dial.
• ASS-KICK a punishment, a beating ...1970s US sl.
• ASS-KICKING a beating; defeat ...1943 Amer. sl.
• ASS-WHIPPING a severe beating; also, in a contest: a decisive defeat ...1825
• BACE † a blow; a beating ...a1560
• BACK-BRAYING a beating, a thrashing ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BADGERAN a beating ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAIKINS a beating, a drubbing ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BAISSING a beating, a drubbing ...1825 Sc.
• BALASING a beating, a flogging ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BALLING a beating, a thrashing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BANGING a beating, a thrashing; a defeat ...1789 Eng. dial.
• BASHING a beating-up; a beating ...1958 UK sl.
• BASKING † a beating, a thrashing, flagellation ...1642 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BASSOCKING a beating, a thrashing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BASTINADE a beating with a stick; a cudgelling ... 1660 arch.
• BASTINADO a beating with a stick; a cudgelling ...1594 arch.
• BASTING a cudgelling, a beating, a thrashing ...1590
• BASTONADE a beating with a stick; a cudgelling ... 1660 arch.
• BATS a beating ...1788 Eng. dial.
• BATTERFANGING a sound beating or scratching ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BATTING a beating, castigation ...1863 Eng. dial.
• BAZZOCKING a beating, a thrashing ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEFTING a beating ...Bk1898 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BEHIND-KICKING a beating ...1937 Amer. sl.
• BELKING a beating ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BELTING a beating, a thrashing ...1854
• BENSILLING a thrashing, a beating ...1863 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• BETCHELLAN a beating ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BETCHELLIN' a beating, a drubbing ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEVELLING a beating ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BIFFING a beating ...1975 US sl.
• BLEACHING a beating ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLINTERAN a beating ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BROWSING a beating, a whipping ...1914 Amer. dial.
• BRUSHING a beating, a thrashing, a whipping ...1842 Amer. dial.
• CAMBORNE a drubbing, a beating ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHERRY-MERRY-BAMBOO a beating ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• DICHELS reproof, correction; a beating, a drubbing ...1794 Sc.
• DICHENS a beating, punishment ...1838 Sc.
• DICHLING a beating, a thrashing, a drubbing ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DIGHT a blow, a beating ...1887 Sc.
• DINGING a beating, a knocking about ...1822 Sc.
• DIRDAN the act of beating or dashing; a beating ...Bk1900 Sc.
• DOING an act of hitting; a beating-up ...1880 sl.
• DUNCH an act of hitting, beating, or striking someone or something ...a1500 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DUNCHING the act of striking, pushing, or butting; an instance of this; a beating; a blow ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• DUSTING a beating; a thrashing; also used by sailors of rough or stormy weather ...1799 sl.
• FACE-ACHE a beating up ...1970s sl.
• FAGGING a beating, a thrashing, a thumping ...1775 sl.
• FANNING a beating, a thrashing ...M19 sl.
• FAT SCRAPS AND GLORIOUS BITS a sound beating ...17C UK criminals' sl.
• FEAKING † a beating, a thrashing ...1601
• FERRICADOUZER a sound beating ...1930 Amer. dial.
• FRIGGING a beating ...1920s sl.
• FUSTIGATION the act of cudgelling or beating ...1428
• GALLIER a thrashing, a beating ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GOING-OVER an act of hitting; a beating-up ...1942 sl., orig. US
• GOUDY a beating, a hard time ...1865 Amer. dial.
• GOWDY a beating, a hard time ...1865 Amer. dial.
• GRUEL punishment; a beating ...c1795 colloq.
• HAMMERING a defeat, a significant defeat; a beating ...1900 UK sl.
• HAND-PAYMENT a beating ...Bk1905 Sc..
• HAZELING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging ...1863 Eng. dial.
• HAZEL OIL a beating or flogging with a hazel stick ...c1678
• HAZING a sound beating, a thrashing ...1825
• HICKORY OIL a beating or flogging with a hickory stick ...1894
• JACKETING a beating, a thrashing; a tongue-lashing, a scolding ...1851
• KAFFERPAK a thorough beating, a thrashing; a comprehensive defeat ...1930s S. Africa sl.
• KNACKER'S BRANDY a sound thrashing or beating ...1819 Eng. dial.
• KNEVELL a severe beating or thrashing ...B1900 Sc.
• LABBERIN a beating, a thrashing ...1874 Sc.
• LACED JACKET a sound whipping or beating ...1824 US Sl.
• LACING a beating; a flogging ...L17 colloq.
• LAM-AN-SALLY a beating ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMBASTING a beating; a thrashing ...1694 sl. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LAMB-PIE a beating or drubbing ...1607
• LAMMACING a beating, a thrashing ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMMING a beating, a thrashing ...1611
• LAM-PIE a beating ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAMPIN' a beating, a defeat ...Bk1902 Sc.
• LAMPS a beating, a thrashing ...1960 Sc.
• LARRUP a sound beating or thrashing ...E19 sl.
• LARRUPING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging; a whipping; a tongue-lashing, a scolding ...1838 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LEATHERING a flogging, a beating ...1791 colloq.
• LICKING a beating or thrashing ...1350 colloq.
• LOUNDER a heavy blow, a severe stroke, a beating ...1723 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MALAVOGUEING a beating ...1848 Eng. dial.
• MALKY a cut given from a razor as an act of violence; a blow; a beating ...1973 Sc. sl.
• MALLING a beating ...1874 Eng. dial.
• MALVADERING a fight with the fists, a beating ...1821 Sc.
• MILVADERING a fight with the fists, a beating ...1821 Sc.
• MOMMICKING a thorough beating ...1968 Amer. dial.
• MONKEY'S ALLOWANCE †* a physical punishment such as a beating, or whipping ...1785
• MULLERING a beating ...1997 Brit. sl.
• NAILING a beating, a thrashing, a scolding ...1880 Sc.
• NEVEL a drubbing, a severe beating ...1866 Sc.
• NEVILLING a pommelling, a beating inflicted with the fist ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• NOINTING a beating, a thrashing ...1876 Eng. dial.
• OATS a beating; a flogging ...M19 sl.
• OILED BEHIND the buttocks after a beating ...1930s US Black sl.
• OILING a thrashing, a beating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OIL OF BASTON a beating or flogging ...1608
• OIL OF BIRCH a beating or flogging with a birch rod; a whipping ...1828
• OIL OF GLADNESS a beating ...19C sl.
• OIL OF HAZEL a sound beating, thrashing, or drubbing ...c1678
• OIL OF HICKORY a beating with a hickory rod, a thrashing; a whipping ...1837 Amer. sl.
• OIL OF HOLLY a beating or flogging with a holly stick ...1608
• OIL OF OAK a beating, a thrashing ...Bk1905 Sc.
• OIL OF ROPE a beating ...18C sl.
• OIL OF STIRRUP a beating ...L18 sl.
• OIL OF STRAP a beating ...19C jocular
• OIL OF STRAPPEM a beating ...19C sl.
• OIL OF WHIP a beating or flogging; a whipping ...1693
• ONCE-OVER a beating-up; an act of physical violence ...sl.
• ONE a punishment, a beating; a bad turn ...20C sl.
• ONLAYING the act of laying on blows; a severe beating ...1866 Sc.
• OYL OF ROPE a severe beating ...M17 sl.
• PADDYWAX a severe beating ...1910s sl.
• PADDYWHACK a severe beating; a smacking, usually of a child; a blow ...1898 sl.
• PADDY-WHACK-SAUCE a severe beating or thrashing ...1889 Eng. dial.
• PAIKING a beating, a thrashing; a punishment ...1827 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PANELLING a beating ...2000s sl.
• PASTING an act of hitting; a beating-up ...1851 sl.
• PEELING a beating, spanking ...1931 Amer. dial.
• PIECE OF SOMEONE'S ASS vengeance against someone, esp.  in the form of a beating, a thrashing, a punishment ...1959 US sl.
• QUILTING a beating, a thrashing ...1836 Amer. dial.
• RAZZLING a beating ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RIB-BENDING a thrashing, a beating ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIBBING a thrashing, a beating ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIB-ROAST † a severe beating; a cudgelling ...1595
• RIB-ROASTING a thrashing, a beating ...1663 sl.
• RIDGILING a beating, a flogging; a scolding ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SALT EEL a beating ...Bk19C nautical sl.
• S AND J a beating by a police officer; 'sentence and judgement' ...2001 US sl.
• SARKFUL OF SORE BONES, A the effect of fatigue or severe bodily exertion; a severe beating ...1815 Sc.
• SCAGING a beating ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCALDING a beating ...M19 US sl.
• SCALLIONS a boys' name for a good beating or thrashing ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOURING a beating, a drubbing; severe reprehension ...1678 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOWE a severe beating ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMGE a hard rub; a severe beating ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRIMMAGE a hard rubbing; a severe beating ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRINGE a lash, a stroke; a severe beating ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCUTCHING a beating, a thrashing, a whipping ...1930 Amer. dial.
• SKINNING a beating, whether physical or verbal ...1920s US sl.
• SLAPPING a beating ...1997 UK sl.
• SPANK a beating ...1984 UK sl.
• SPANKING a serious beating ...1999 UK sl.
• STIRRUP-OIL a beating or flogging ...L18 sl.
• STRAP-OIL a beating or flogging...19C jocular
• SUGGILLATION † a beating black and blue; a bruise ...1623
• SUGILLATION † a beating black and blue; a bruise ...1623
• SWISHING a beating with a cane ...1860 sl., chiefly Eton College usage
• TABBERING a thrashing, a beating ...1882 Sc.
• TABOURS a beating, a drubbing ...1825 Sc.
• TEARING DOWN a beating, a thrashing ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TEARING UP a beating, a thrashing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• TEEM ON a heavy beating ...B1900 Sc.
• THREAPING a beating, a thrashing ...1899 Eng. dial.
• TICKET a pat; a slight stroke with the hand, etc.; a smart blow; a beating ...1833 Sc.
• TOWELLING a thrashing, a beating ...M19
• TRIMMING a sharp scolding; chastisement; a drubbing, beating, or thrashing ...1899 Amer. dial.
• TWANK a blow, a beating ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• UGLY an abuse; a beating ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• VAPULATION * a beating or flogging ...Bk1656
• VERBERATION the act of beating or striking so as to cause pain or hurt; esp. flogging or scourging; also, a blow or stroke ...c1730
• WELLY n. a beating ...1980s sl.
• WHACKING a blow, a beating ...M19
• WHEYING a thorough beating ...1967 Amer. dial.
• WHOPPING a severe beating or thrashing; defeat ...19C colloq.
• YETHERING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
beating - person
• BEATING-STOCK † a jocular title given to one who is subjected to beating ...1552
beating - verbs
• BE RIGHT CHEAP OF ONE'S PAIKS to deserve a beating richly (paiks = a deserved punishment) ...1836 Sc.
• CATCH GOUDY to get a beating ...1899 Amer. dial.
• CATCH MOSES to receive a severe beating or punishment ...M19 sl.
• CLAW SOMEONE'S KAIM to administer a drubbing, to haul over the coals ...1844 Sc.
• DEAL SOMEONE ONE to attack someone; to give someone a blow or beating ...1980s NZ sl.
• GO HOME IN AN AMBULANCE to get a severe beating ...1916 colloq.
beating - interjections/phrases
• GIVE THEM LACKERY give them a beating ...1989 Ireland
• I'LL GIVE YOU JIM SMITH! a threat to give someone else a beating ...L19 sl.
• TAKE STOUSH to receive a beating ...1908 Aust. & NZ sl.
 
BEATNIK - person
• BEARD a bearded man; a bearded beatnik, hippie, or avant-garde intellectual; usually used derisively ...1927 Amer. sl.
• BEARDIE-WEIRDIE, BEARDY-WEIRDY 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 ...2000 sl.
• BEARDNIK a bearded beatnik, hippie, or avant-garde intellectual; usually used derisively ...1967 Amer. sl.
• BEAT 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; a beatnik ...1958
• BEATER a beatnik; a member oft the Bohemian subculture that flourished in the 1950s ...Bk1995 Amer. sl.
• BEATNIK 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 ...1958
• BEATNIKOID a college student attempting to be a beatnik ...1960
• BEATSTER a beatnik; 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; a beatnik ...1958

BEAU - person
• BLADE a gallant, an easygoing fellow, a good fellow; also, a spruce or dashing fellow; sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless fellow; a beau ...1597
• FELLER a woman's sweetheart; a beau ...1833 Amer. dial.
• FELLOW a woman's sweetheart; a beau ...1833 Amer. dial.
• GENTLEMAN FRIEND a beau; a boyfriend ...1829
• HE-PAL a girl's boyfriend; a beau ...Bk1975 Amer. sl.
• JACK-A-DANDY a conceited fop; a petty dandy; a coxcomb; a pert, smart, little impertinent fellow; a conceited, empty-headed little fellow; a contemptuous name for a beau, fop, or dandy; an insignificant person ...1632
• JEWLARK a sweetheart; a beau ...1939 Amer. dial.
• JEWLARKER a sweetheart; a beau ...c1862 Amer. dial.
• JEWLARKY, JULARKY a sweetheart; a beau ...c1862 Amer. dial.
• SPARK a beau, a lover, a suitor, a sweetheart ...1706-7
• TIPPER one who dresses finely; a belle or beau ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WAPPER a showy, vain, vulgar person; a beau; a belle ...Bk1866 Sc.
 
BEAUTIFUL - adjectives (also see ATTRACTIVE, GOOD-LOOKING, HANDSOME, etc.)
• AGAINST THE LAW of a woman: extraordinarily beautiful ...1997 US sl.
• ALAMONAGORGEOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ANTIOUS ancient, beautiful with age, rare ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• BABELICIOUS of a woman: very beautiful, very sexy ...1990s sl.
• BEAU † fair, beautiful ...c1325
• BEAUTIFUL AS AN ANGEL extremely beautiful ...1785
• BEAUTY beautiful; highly pleasing to the sight ...1598
• BEE-YOO-TIFUL resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BEL † fair, fine, beautiful ...c1314
• BE-U-TIFUL resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BRIGHT † of a person, esp. a woman: beautiful, attractive; also, having a fair and rosy complexion ...a1300
• CATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1890 Amer. dial.
• DAZZLING resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DECOIR † comely, beautiful ...1500-20 Sc.
• DECORE † comely, beautiful ...1500-20 Sc.
• DENTY-BONNY beautiful ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DEVASTATING resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DIVINE resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS very beautiful ...Bk1995 US sl.
• EASY ON THE EYE beautiful, pleasing to look at; good-looking; esp. of women ...1936 UK sl.
• ELEGAZAM resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FAIR AND FREE * beautiful and noble; used as a conventional complimentary epithet, originally and chiefly for a woman ...c1300 arch.
• FAIR-FARAND beautiful to the eye but noxious, hurtful ...1789 Sc.
• FAIRSOME †* beautiful ...a1641
• FAVOURABLE † winning favour; hence, pleasing, agreeable, beautiful, comely ...1398
• FEATURED † well-formed; comely, beautiful ...1567
• FIT TO KILL resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• JUNOESQUE resembling Juno in stately beauty ...1888
• JUST TOO KILLING resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KATISH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1981 Amer. dial.
• KITASH fine, elegant, stylish; beautiful ...1967 Amer. dial.
• LUSTY † pleasing in appearance; beautiful ...a1240
• NANI beautiful ...1951 Hawaii
• PERFECTLY KILLING resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PULCHRITUDINOUS beautiful, graceful, or fine in any way; comely; morally excellent ...1912 US
• PUTRID resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• QUAINT † of persons; beautiful or handsome in appearance; finely or fashionably dressed; elegant, foppish ...a1300
• QUEME † of pleasing appearance; beautiful, fair; neat, tidy ...a1300
• RAVING resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RED-HOT resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIPPING resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RIPSNIPTIOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRUM resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRUMBOTIOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRUMDIDLIUMPTOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRUMDIFFEROUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRUMDOODLE resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRUMDUMPISH resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRUMPTEDIDLEOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SCRUMPTIOUS stylish, resplendently beautiful, gorgeous; handsome ...1881 sl., orig. US
• SENSATIONAL resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIMPLY KILLING resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SIMPLY STUNNING resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SMICKER † beautiful, elegant, fair, handsome ...c725
• SPANGLORIOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPANKING resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLENDACEOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLENDACIOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLENDATIOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLENDICULAR resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLENDICULOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLENDIDIOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLENDIDOUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLENDIDROUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SPLENDIFEROUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SWELLAGAZAM resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SWELLDIFFEROUS resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SWELLDOODLE resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• SWELLEGANT very fine, beautiful ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLELEGANT very fine, beautiful ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• SWELLELLEGOUS beautiful, elegant, splendid ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• TOO-TOO DIVINE resplendently beautiful; gorgeous ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• VENEREAL † physically beautiful or attractive ...1598
• VENERIAL † beautiful or attractive like Venus ...1661
• VENUST † handsome, beautiful; elegant, graceful; comely in appearance ...1513
• VIEWSOME comely, handsome, pleasing to the eye ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WALLIE fine, excellent, pleasant, beautiful ...1500-20 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALLY fine, excellent, pleasant, beautiful ...1500-20 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• WALY beautiful, excellent; fine, thriving, strong ...1500-20 Sc.
beautiful - nouns
• BABY something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BEAR something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BIG WOW something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BIRD something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BIRD OF A LOOKER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BLINDER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BRICK something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BRICK OF A LOOKER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• CLASSY LAYOUT something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CLASSY SETUP something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DANDEROO something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DANDY something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DARB OF A LOOKER something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DAZZLER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DREAM something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DREAM OF A LOOKER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUCKEROO something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DUCKO LOOKER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE CATCHER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE FILLER something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYEFUL something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE OPENER something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• EYE SALVE something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• EYE TREAT something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl. 
• EYE WIDENER something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FETCHER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FUNK anything attractive or beautiful ...1970s US sl.
• GALAXY a brilliant assemblage or crowd of beautiful women or distinguished persons ...1590
• HOT LOOKER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HOT SKETCH something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• HOT SPIT something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• KAYO LOOKER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KNOCKER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KNOCKOUT something beautiful or attractive ...1892 Amer. sl.
• LOOKER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LOOKERINO something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LULU LOOKER something beautiful or attractive ... Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MEAN SKETCH something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NEAT SKETCH something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• PEACH something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PEACHAGULU something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PEACHALULU something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PEACHAMAROOT something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PEACHAROONEY something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PERTY something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PICTURE a beautiful or attractive person or thing ...1815
• PIP someone or something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PIPPIN someone or something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PRETTY-PRETTY something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PRIZE EXHIBIT something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PRIZE PACKAGE something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SLICK ARTICLE something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SOME CLASS something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SPANKER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SPIFFER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SPIFFY LAYOUT something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SPIFFY SETUP something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• STRIKER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• STUNNER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SWEETHEART something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SWELL ARTICLE something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SWELL LAYOUT something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SWELL MERCHANDISE something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• SWELL SETUP something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• VENUSTATION † a making handsome or beautiful ...1658
• WHIZ something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• WOW something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
beautiful - person
• AESTHETE one who professes a special appreciation of what is beautiful, and endeavours to carry his ideas of beauty into practical manifestation ...1881
• ANGEL a person, esp. a woman or child, who is considered to be remarkably beautiful, attractive, or appealing ...1502
• BARNYARD BEAUTY a buxom, fresh-coloured girl, who appears handsome in the eyes of the vulgar; a rustic beauty ...1825 Sc.
• BEARCAT a beautiful, spirited, or passionate girl or young woman ...1929 Amer. sl.
• BEAU a beautiful woman ...1833 US sl.
• BEAUT a beautiful person; one possessing physical beauty, usually of a girl or woman ...1862 sl.
• BEAUTIFUL a beautiful person; chiefly used as a term of endearment, esp. for a woman ...1534
• BEAUT OF A LOOKER something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• BEAUTY a beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman ...a1413
• BEAUTY AND THE BEAST a beautiful woman and a man considered to be less attractive forming an ill-matched couple ...1781
• BEAUTY MOCK †* a woman whose beauty is not natural; a sham beauty ...1608
• BELLIBONE †* a beautiful and excellent woman; one who excels in beauty and goodness...1579
• BONSA, BONSER, BONZA, BONZER, BONZOR an admirable person - a beautiful woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONSTER an admirable person; a beautiful woman ...20C Aust. sl.
• BONZARINA, BONZERINA a notably beautiful woman ...1900s Aust. sl.
• BRIGHT † a beautiful or attractive woman ...c1400
• BRIGHT YOUNG THING a young person regarded as beautiful, talented, clever, or energetic ...1842
• BUTE a beautiful person or thing ...1866 sl.
• CAKE a beautiful girl or young woman ...1941 US Black sl.
• CHICKIE POO a young and beautiful girl ...1981 US sl.
• EYEFUL a strikingly beautiful woman ...1934 sl.
• FAIR a woman; a member of the 'fair sex; esp. a beautiful or beloved woman; one's sweetheart ...c1450
• FAIR ROEBUCK a woman in the bloom of her beauty ...1725 sl.
• GANYMEDE a beautiful or handsome young man ...1566
• GAWZER a beautiful girl or young woman ...Bk1997 Irish sl.
• GAY † a gay lady; one who is loved, a sweetheart; a noble or beautiful lady; also, of a man: a gallant ...c1390
• GLAMAZON a beautiful, well-muscled woman ...2001 sl.
• GLAMOURLOVELY a beautiful, buxom girl ...1949
• GORGEOUS GUSSIE a glamorous and beautiful young woman ...1956 sl.
• HAMMER a girl; a beautiful girl; a woman ...1969 US Black sl.
• HECTIC GNARLER a beautiful girl ...Bk1992 surfing sl.
• JUNO a woman resembling the goddess Juno in qualities ascribed to her; a woman of stately beauty; a jealous wife, etc. ...1606
• MOON-FACE an Oriental term for a beautiful woman ...Bk1881
• NO-BEYOND JAMMER a beautiful woman ...1909 sl.
• PANTHERESS a fierce or cruel but beautiful woman ...1868
• PEACHERINE someone or something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PEACHERINO someone or something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PICTURE a beautiful or attractive person or thing ...1815
• PIP someone or something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• PIPPIN someone or something beautiful or attractive ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• QUEEN a pretty young woman; a beauty ...18C US sl.
• RAVEN BEAUTY a beautiful Black woman ...E20 US sl.
• RUBY * a woman of great worth or beauty; a paragon ...a1350
• SILVER PHEASANT a beautiful upper-class or society woman ...1920s sl.
• SPARK a woman of great beauty, elegance, or wit ...1575
• SUNFLOWER a person of resplendent beauty ...1823
• SWAN a person of unusual beauty, excellent, purity, or the like ...a1300
• TRICK a beautiful woman ...US Civil War usage
• VENERILLA * a little Venus; a small, beautiful woman ...1621
• VENUS a beautiful or attractive woman ...a1579
• VIRE a great beauty; a belle; an outstanding person, animal, or thing; the best in a class; a prize specimen, a good price, etc.; something well done ...1908 Sc.
beautiful - verbs
• FAIR 1. † to make beautiful or attractive; to decorate, to adorn, to embellish ...a1225
2. † to become or grow beautiful; too appear attractive ...1340
 
BEAUTIFULLY - adverbs
• BELLICHE †* beautifully ...1394
• BONNILIE beautifully ...Bk1911 Sc.
• FAIR in a beautiful or comely manner; agreeably, beautifully, brightly, handsomely, nobly ...a1000
• RARELY unusually or remarkably well; finely, splendidly, beautifully ...1590
 
BEAUTIFY - verbs
• BEAUTY to render beautiful; to beautify, to adorn, to deck ...1398 arch.
• BELLIFY †* to embellish, to beautify ...1540
• DECORATE † to adorn, to beautify, to embellish; to grace, to honour ...1530 obs. or arch.
• EMBELISE † to embellish; to beautify ...c1340
• FAIR † to make fair; to make clean or good-looking; to beautify ...c1175
• FASHION † to make good-looking; to beautify ...1557
• GLAM UP to beautify ...1937 sl.
• HANDSOME † to make seemly or becoming; to bring to a proper condition; to beautify, to adorn ...1555
• ILLUSTRATE † to make lustrous, luminous, or bright; to set off with bright colours; generally, to beautify, to adorn ...1592 
• PANSY UP to beautify the person ...1966
• QUAINT † to adorn, to make fine or beautiful ...1483
• QUAINTISE † to beautify, to adorn, to dress finely ...1390
• SALLIT to beautify, to lay out for display ...1876 Eng. dial.
• VENUSTATE † to make beautiful, fair, or sightly ...1656
 
BEAUTY - adjectives
• BONNY pleasing to the sight; comely; expressing homely beauty ...L15 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
beauty - nouns
• BEAU-IDEAL † 1. the ideal Beautiful; the Beautiful, or beauty, in its ideal perfection ...1801
2. the highest conceived or conceivable type of beauty or excellence of any kind; the perfect type or model ...1820
• BEAUTY-MOCK † an imitation of beauty ...1598
• BELLITUDE † beauty, fairness ...1623
• BONNYNESS beauty ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALLIMETER a measure of beauty ...1862 nonce word
• DECOR † comeliness, beauty, ornament ...1656
• DECORE † grace, honour, glory, beauty, adornment ...1513
• FAIR † beauty, fairness, good looks ...c888
• FAIRHEAD † beauty ...c1250
• FAIRHOOD † beauty ...a1587
• FAIRLEC † fairness, beauty ...a1225
• FAIRSHIP † fairness, beauty ...c1320
• FAVOUR † that which conciliates affection or goodwill; attractiveness, comeliness, beauty; an attraction, charm ...c1300 obs. exc. arch.
• PULCHRITUDE physical beauty; comeliness ...1350
• RAVING BEAUTY a beauty worth raving about ...Bk1892 Amer. sl.
• VENUS †* beauty, charm ...1657
• VENUSTITY † beautifulness...1727
• VENUSTNESS † beautifulness...1727
• VENUSTY † elegance of form; beauty ...1559
beauty - nouns
• PHILOCALIST a lover of beauty ...1861
beauty - verbs
• DEBELLISH †* to rob of beauty; to mar the beauty of, to disfigure ...1610
• DEVENUSTATE †* to deprive of beauty or grace; to disfigure, to deform ...1653
• UNHIGHT † to deprive of grace or beauty ...1387

BEAUTY PARLOUR - nouns
• GREASE PARLOR a hairdresser's; a beauty parlour ...1940s US Black sl.
 
BEAVER - nouns
• ANGLE * the underwater entrance to a beaver's lodge ...1771
• BLANKET a beaver pelt, esp. a large one ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CASTOR * the beaver ...1547
• CASTOR CAT a beaver ...1930 Amer. dial.
• HUT † a beaver's 'lodge' ...1722
 
BECAUSE - adverbs
• THOFFER therefore, because ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
because - conjunctions
• ACAUSE because ...1886 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ACOS because ...1900 Eng. dial.
• THOFFER therefore, because ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
BECKON - verbs
• MANOEUVRE to beckon; to gesticulate ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAG to beckon; to make a signal with the hand or head ...1870 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
BECLOUD - verbs
• BEMIST to becloud, to dim ...1598
 
BECOME - verbs
• BESEEM to become, to befit ...1874 Eng. dial.
• BESET † to become, to suit, to look well on, to befit, to set off ...1567
• BESIT † to sit properly upon, as a dress; to fit, to suit, to become ...c1449
• BETIDE † to become or befit anyone ...1554
• FALL to become, to turn, to change into ...Bk1900 Sc.
• HAPPEN to become ...1942 Amer. dial.
• VANDT to become a person, to fit, to suit ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
BECOMING - adjectives
• BECOMED †* befitting, becoming ...1592
• BECOMELY † becoming, fitting, acceptable ...c1175
• BESEEMLY * seemly, becoming, befitting ...1742
• FARRAND well-behaved, decent, becoming ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. obs.
• FARRANT well-behaved, decent, becoming ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• FARRANTLY of a thing: becoming, fit, proper ...c1750 N. Eng. dial.
• FEATOUS † of things: skilfully or artistically fashioned; hence, elegant, handsome, becoming; often said of dress ...c1386
• GAINAND † appropriate, becoming, suitable ...a1300 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GAINLY † proper, becoming, suitable; comely, good-looking ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• GANELIE † proper, becoming, decent ...1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANDSOME † proper, fitting, seemly, becoming, decent ...1597
• MACKERLIKE much more becoming, much more to the purpose ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENSEFUL becoming, proper, seemly, modest, discreet; creditable to a man, decent, respectable ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SITTING † becoming, befitting; proper, suitable; appropriate ...a1366
• TALL † meet, becoming, seemly, proper, decent ...c1400
• WELL SITTING † becoming, befitting; proper, suitable; appropriate ...a1366
becoming - nouns
• BECOMENESS †* becomingness; fitness, suitability ...1656
• CHEESE, THE the fashion; the best; the correct thing; anything first-rate or highly becoming ...1818 sl.
becoming - verbs
• EFFEIR to be becoming, appropriate, to pertain, relate, correspond ...1705 Sc.
• HANDSOME † to fit, to adapt; to make seemly or becoming; to bring to a proper condition; to beautify, to adorn ...1555
 
BECOMINGLY - adverbs
• BECOMELY † becomingly, properly ...c1200
• FAIR † in a proper or suitable manner; becomingly, befittingly ...1297
• FAIR AND SWEETLY † in a proper or suitable manner; becomingly, befittingly ...1483
• FAIR AND WELL † in a proper or suitable manner; becomingly, befittingly ...c1386
• MANNERLY † in a seemly manner, decently, becomingly, properly ...a1300
• MENSEFULLY becomingly, suitably, decently, fittingly ...1891 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SITTINGLY † in a befitting or becoming manner; fittingly, suitably ...a1300
• TALLY † in a seemly manner; becomingly, elegantly; fairly, well; bravely ...c1350
 
BECOMINGNESS - nouns
• HANDSOMENESS † skill, dexterity, ability, cleverness; propriety, becomingness, decency ...1555
 
BED - adjectives
• ABED in bed ...c1000
• BEDDIT gone to bed; put to bed ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DAY-BED lazy, prone to lie late in bed ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• GONE TO THE DOWNY gone to bed ...1845 sl.
• GORPING lying at an angle across the bed ...1949 Amer. dial.
• IN THE WRAPPER in bed ...1997 US sl.
• LAID gone to bed ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LECTUAL * confined in bed ...1775
• WALLOWED UP of a bed: rumpled ...1914 Amer. dial.
bed - adverbs
• BED-GAME † going to bed ...1602
• BED-GANG † going to bed ...a1300
• BED-GATE † going to bed ...c1440
• BEDWARD † towards bedtime; just before going to bed ...c1430
bed - nouns
• AASBED a rough bed ...1950s W. Indies
• ALFALFA a bed ...1910s sl.
• APPLE-PIE BED a bed made by way of a practical joke with one sheet so folded as to make entry impossible ...1883 Eng. dial.
• BAG, THE bed ...1961 Amer. sl.
• BALLOON bedding, esp. when carried over the shoulder in a roll, which when loosely tired does resemble a balloon in some degree; a bedroll ...1930 Amer. dial.
• BARNYARD BED a bed that is made up the wrong way as a joke, as concealing beans and rice under the lower sheet ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BAY BED a post bed built into a corner of a room, using the two walls as supports ...1981 Amer. dial.
• BED CLOTHES blankets and sheets ...1972 Amer dial.
• BEDDIE a small bed ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BEDDY-BYES a nursery word for sleep; also,  used for bed; often used to indicate to a child that it is time for bed ...1906
• BEDFORDSHIRE bed ...1665 humorous
• BED-HAPPINGS the bedclothes ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BED-HEAD † the part of a bed on which the head rests; a pillow or bolster ...1483
• BED-HILLINGS the coverlet or counterpane ...1691 Eng. dial.
• BED RUG a counterpane; a coverlid ...1899 Amer. dial. arch.
• BEDSTOCK a bedstead, or it's front and back parts ...1483
• BED-TWILT a bed quilt ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BINDLE a vagrant's bedding-roll ...1900 Amer. sl.
• BLANKET BAY bed ...1775 Amer. nautical sl.
• BLANKET-FAIR bed ...19C Eng. dial. & sl.
• BLANKET HARBOR bed ...1870 Amer. nautical sl.
• BOOSHTY a bed; a small bed ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUSHTY a bed ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BREEDING-CAGE a bed ...1875 sl.
• CAGE a bed ...c1860 sl.
• CHAPPER-COT a bedstead with curtains ...Bk1892 Anglo-Indian sl.
• CHARIOT a bed ...c1940 army sl.
• CHARP a bed ...c1920 army sl.
• CHATTY DOSS a louse-infected bed ...M18 sl.
• CLEAN SHEETS a bed or cot ...1991 US Vietnam war usage
• CLOTH-MARKET a bed ...1801 sl.
• COOTIE TRAP a bed; a bunk ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CRUMB-ROLL a bed or blanket roll; a bed ...c1915 Amer. hobo, ranch, & logger use
• DAB a bed ...1812 sl.
• DAISY DORMER † a bed warmer ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• DAMSEL a hot iron for warming a bed ...1727-51
• DEB a bed ...M19 back-slang
• DECUMBENCY a taking to one's bed ...1651
• DOSS 1. a bed in cheap lodgings ...1744 sl.
2. a place to sleep; a bed ...Bk1914 criminals' sl.
• DOWNY, THE a bed ...1843 Amer. sl.
• FALLING DEN a bed ...1911 US Black sl.
• FARTER a bed ...1940s sl.
• FART SACK a sleeping bag; a bedroll; a bunk; a cot; a bed ...1943 Amer. sl., orig. military
• FEATHERS one's bed ...1942 Amer. sl.
• FEATHERS INN a bed ...19C sl.
• FIELD BED a bed made up on the floor ...1966 Amer. dial.
• FIELD COUCH a bed made up on the floor ...1851 Amer. dial.
• FLEA-BAG bed; also, a soldier's sleeping bag ...1839 sl.
• FLEA CIRCUS a bed; a bunk ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FLEA PASTURE a bed; a bunk ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FLEA TRAP a bed; a bunk ...World War II Amer. sl.
• FLOP a cheap lodging-house; a place to sleep; a bed ...1910 US sl.
• GOOSE HAIR goose feathers or down; a bed or pillow filled with these ...1887 Amer. dial.
• GRUNTER a bed ...1984 NZ sl.
• HALF BED a single bed ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HALF-TESTER a bed with a canopy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HAMMOCK a bed ...1801 Sc.
• HAP a wadded covering for a bed; a comforter, a heavy quilt ...1907 Amer. dial.
• HAPPINGS clothes, esp. bed-clothes ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAPPING-SHEETS bed-coverings ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAY a bed, either in the context of sleep or of sex ...1903 US sl.
• HAYPILE a bed or mattress ...1904 Amer. sl.
• HEALING a coverlet, bed-clothes ...1695 Eng. dial.
• HORSE COLLAR a bedroll with straps ...US Civil War usage
• HOT BED a bed in a flop-house (cheap lodging-house) which is used continuously by different people throughout the day; a flop-house containing such beds ...1945 US sl.
• HURKLE-DURKLE laziness, sluggishness in bed ...B1900 Sc.
• KIP a bed or lodging, a place to sleep ...1859 sl.
• LAIR † that whereon one lies down to sleep; a bed, a couch ...a1000 exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LETACAMP † a camp-bed ...1494 Sc.
• LETTY a lodging; a bed ...1846 sl.
• LIE a staying in bed longer than usual in the morning ...1930 sl., chiefly Brit.
• LIE-IN a staying in bed longer than usual in the morning ...1916 sl., chiefly Brit.
• LIGGER a coverlet for a bed ...a1483 Eng. dial.
• LODGE a makeshift bed on the floor ...1814 Amer. dial.
• LODGING a makeshift bed on the floor ...1814 Amer. dial.
• MARK, LUKE, AND JOHN a four-post bed, of which one leg is broken or gone ...1894 Eng. dial.
• METHODIST PALLET a temporary bed made on the floor ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MIA-MIA a bed (pronounced my-my) ...Bk1892 Aust.
• NEST a lodging, shelter, home, bed, etc., esp. of a secluded or comfortable nature; a snug retreat ...a1000
• PAD a bed ...1718 UK sl.
• PALLET a quilt or blanket spread on the floor as a bed; a makeshift bed on the floor or ground ...1840 Amer. dial.
• PIG BLANKET a makeshift bed on the floor or ground ...1998 Amer. dial.
• PIT a bed ...1948 sl., orig. services' sl.
• QUILT † a soft bed ...1693
• QUITING a bed cover, a coverlet ...a1838 Sc.
• RACK a bed ...1940s sl., orig. US military
• RACK MONSTER a bed ...1980s sl.
• RUELLE the space between a bed and the wall; the part of a bed next to the wall ...1303
• SACK bed ...1829 US sl., orig. naval, applied to a hammock or bunk
• SACK DRILL sleep; also time spent in bed ...1946 sl., orig US services'
• SACK DUTY sleep; also time spent in bed ...1946 sl., orig US services'
• SACK TIME sleep; also time spent in bed ...1944 sl., orig. US services' 
• SAFETY a bed ...1940s US Black sl.
• SHAGPIT a bed ...2000s sl.
• SHAKEDOWN a makeshift bed, usually one made up on the floor ...1837 Amer. dial.
• SHAKE-UP a makeshift bed ...1924 Amer. dial.
• SKEIN a bed ...1920s rhyming sl. (skein of thread)
• SKEIN OF THREAD a bed ...1920s rhyming sl.
• SNOOZER a bed, or what passes as a bed ...Brit. sl.
• SNOOZLEDOM the state of nestling and dozing in bed ...1865 colloq.
• SNORE a bed or place to sleep, esp. a doss-house ...Brit. sl.
• SNORE SHELF a bed; a sleeping compartment in an over-the-road truck ...1976 US sl.
• TICK TIGHT a one post bed built into a corner of a room, using the two walls as support ...1983 Amer. dial.
• TIRL-BED † a trundle-bed or truckle-bed on low wheels or castors ...1488
• UNCLE bed ...1925 rhyming sl. 'uncle Ned'
• UNCLE NED bed ...1925 UK rhyming sl.
• WANKING CHARIOT a bed ...c1940 army sl.
• WANKING COUCH a bed ...1951 sl.
• WANKING PIT a bed ...1951 sl.
• WAR-BAG a roll of bedding, etc. ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• WHANK-PIT a bed; the place where a male 'whanker' masturbates ...19C Brit. sl.
bed - person (includes bedfellow, bed-wetter)
• BEDBUG a person who enjoys staying in bed ...1903 US sl.
• BED-CRONIE a bedfellow ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEDDE † a bedfellow ...c1250
• BEDDER † a bed-maker ...1803 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEDDINER a maker or beds; one who sells bedding ...1803 Eng. dial.
• BED-FAGGOT a contemptuous name for a bedfellow ...19C Eng. dial.
• BED-FAVOURITE a person who is fond of lying in bed in the morning ...Bk1887 Eng. dial.
• BEDFELLOW one who shares a bed with another ...1478
• BEDFELLOW OF BONES a skinny, bony bedfellow ...Bk1891 al.
• BED-FERE † a bedfellow ...c1325
• BED-IFERE † a bedfellow ...1393
• BED-MATE a bedfellow; a prostitute ...1582
• BEDPHEER † a bedfellow ...c1325
• BEDPHERE † a bedfellow ...c1325
• DAMPER a bed-wetter ...1990s UK tramps' sl.
• EARLY BIRD one who goes to bed early ...1930s sl.
• GETTER TO BED †* one who goes to bed ...1837
• I-BEDDE - † a bedfellow - a wife - a husband ...a1250
• LAGABAG - a lazy, idle person - one disposed to lie in bed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LIE-ABED - one who lies late in bed - a late riser - a sluggard ...1764
• LIE-BY - a bedfellow ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LIGGER - one who lies in bed ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• LOTEBY - † a companion of love - a lover - a paramour - a bedfellow - a concubine ...1303
• MORNING-KILLER - †* a person who habitually spends the morning in bed ...1753
• NECESSARY - a bedfellow ...Bk1902 sl.
• NEIGHBOUR - a partner - a fellow-servant - a bedfellow ...1871 Sc.
• NIGHT-PIECE - a bedfellow, male or female ...B1900 sl.
• PILLOW-MATE - a female bed-partner ...19C colloq.
• PISSABED - a bed-wetter ...1643 sl.
• RACK MONSTER - a person who spends a great deal of time in bed ...1976 US sl.
• WARMING-PAN - a female bedfellow ...1678 sl.
bed - verbs
• ALLEE-COUCHEE to go to bed ...1888 Eng. dial.
• ALLEY-COUCHEY to go to bed ...1888 Eng. dial.
• ATTEND BLANKET CLASS to go to bed ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• BACK IN THE RACK to get back into bed ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BAG to go to bed; to sleep ...1968 Amer. students' sl.
• BAG IT to go to bed; to sleep ...1968 Amer. students' sl.
• BEBED † to furnish with a bed ...a1300
• BUNDLE to share a bed with a person of the opposite sex while fully clothed, or with some other impediment to sexual intercourse ...1775 Amer. dial.
• BUNK to retire to bed ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• CAMP DOWN to go to bed ...L19 Aust. sl.
• CAULK A NOD to take a nap, to sleep; to go to bed ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAULK OFF to take a nap, to sleep; to go to bed ...1939 Amer. dial.
• CHECK IN to go to bed ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CLIMB THE WOODEN HILL to go upstairs to bed ...1884 Amer. dial.
• CLIMB THE WOODEN HILL TO BEDFORDSHIRE to go upstairs to bed ...1961 UK sl.
• CORK DOWN to go to bed; to sleep ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CORK OFF to go to bed; to sleep ...World War II Amer. sl.
• CRASH to go to bed, often applied specifically to sleeping for a night in an improvised bed; often used with 'out' ...1943 sl.
• CUT THE BED to divide one's bed with another ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DINE to go to bed ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• DOSS to go to bed ...1789 Brit. sl.
• DO THE DOWNY to lie in bed, to sleep ...1860
• FAG OUT to go to bed ...1968 US sl.
• FALL IN to go to bed ...1942 Amer. dial.
• FLAKE DOWN to go to bed; to go to sleep ...Bk2006 US sl.
• GET SOME TIGHT-EYE to go to bed, to go to sleep  ...1967 Amer. dial.
• GO TO CAMP to go to bed; to take rest ...1887 Aust. sl.
• GO TO THE FEATHER BALL to go to bed ...1950 Amer. dial.
• GO UP THE WOODEN HILL TO BEDFORDSHIRE to go to bed ...M17 sl.
• HAP † to cover up or over for the sake of warmth; to tuck up in bed ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEAL to cover; to wrap up, to tuck up the bed-clothes ...1695 Eng. dial.
• HIT THE BAG to go to bed; to have a rest ...1961 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE FEATHERS to go to bed ...1967 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE GOOSEHAIR to go to bed ...1970 Amer. dial.
• HIT THE HAY to go to bed ...1912 sl. orig. US
• HIT THE RACK to go to bed; to go to sleep ...1940s sl., orig. US military
• HIT THE SACK to go to bed ...1912 sl. orig. US
• HIT THE SHEETS to go to bed ...1970s US sl.
• HIT THE SHUCKS to go to bed, to go to sleep ...20C US sl.
• HIT THE SLATS to go to bed ...1915 Amer. sl.
• HIT THE TICK to go to bed, to go to sleep ...20C US sl.
• HURKLE-DURKLE to lie long in bed; to lounge after it is time to get up or go to work ...B1900 Sc.
• KICK IN to go to bed ...1968 Amer. dial.
• KIP to put someone to bed ...1950s sl.
• KIP DOWN to go to bed ...1889 sl.
• LAIR to lie, to repose on a bed ...1608
• LAUNCH to drag a boy, bedclothes, mattress, and all, off his bedstead on to the floor ...1865 Brit. school sl.
• LAY † to prepare a bed ...1593
• LAY DOWN to retire for the night; to go to bed ...1909 Amer. dial.
• LAY UP to remain in one's bed, nest, or hiding place ...1883 Amer. dial.
• LIE DOWN to retire for the night; to go to bed ...1859 Amer. dial.
• NAP THE PAD to go to bed ...M18 UK criminals' sl.
• POUND THE FEATHERS to go to bed ...1967 Amer. sl.
• QUEEL IN to go to bed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RACK UP to go to bed ...M19 sl.
• RISE WITH THE LARK to rise from bed very early in the morning ...1580
• SACK DOWN to go to bed; to sleep ...1940s sl.
• SACK IN to remain in bed late in the morning ...1946 sl., orig. US
• SACK OUT to go to bed ...1946 sl., chiefly US
• SACK UP to go to bed ...1920s US sl.
• SET ONE'S BED to make one's bed ...2000 Amer. dial.
• SHOW A LEG to get out of bed, esp. in order to perform a task or in readiness for the day ahead ...1818 orig. navy usage
• SPLIT THE BLANKET to divide one's bed with another ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• TAKE ONE'S LAIR † to take to one's bed ...1633
• TIRL to roll or turn back, to pull or strip off (a garment or the clothes from a person, his back, etc.; the bedclothes from a bed; the thatch or roof from a house, etc.) ...a1500 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TURN IN to go to bed ...1695 sl., orig. nautical
• WARM † to occupy one's bed ...1599 jocular
• Z-OUT to go to bed, to go to sleep ...1969 Amer. dial.
 
BEDABBLE - verbs
• BESLUBBER to wet and soil with a thick liquid; to bedaub, to bedabble, to besmear ...c1394
 
BEDAUB (also see DAUB) - verbs
• BESLUBBER to wet and soil with a thick liquid; to bedaub, to bedabble, to besmear ...c1394
• MARTYR to bedaub, to bespatter, to dirty ...1864 Sc.
• SCLATCH to smear, to bedaub, to cover with or apply some wet or messy substance ...1825 Sc.
• SKLATCH to smear, to bedaub, to cover with or apply some wet or messy substance ...1825 Sc.
 
BEDAUBED - adjectives
• BECLARTED besmeared, bedaubed ...1684 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ELTED UP bedaubed, covered with dirt ...1856 Eng. dial.
• MERTERED bedaubed, bespattered ...1898 Sc.
 
BEDBUG - nouns
• B.B. a bedbug ...1910s US sl.
• BED TICK a bedbug ...1966 Amer. dial.
• B FLAT a bug; a bedbug ...1853
• CHINCH a bedbug ...20C US sl.
• CLINKERS bedbugs ...1970s sl.
• CREEPERS body lice, bedbugs, fleas, etc.; anything that makes your flesh creep when they creep over your flesh ...19C Brit. sl.
• CRUMB a louse; a bedbug ...c1900 Amer. sl.
• FLAT-BACK a bedbug ...Bk1893 sl.
• GRAYBACK the bedbug ...1950 Amer. dial.
• HEMLOCK BUG a bedbug ...1969 Amer. dial.
• JACK-SNAPPER a bedbug ...1929 Amer. dial.
• LIGHT INFANTRY bedbugs, body lice, and fleas ...1949 US sl.
• MAHOGANY FLAT the bedbug, Cimex lectularius ...1864 dial.
• PILLOW PIGEON a bedbug ...1968 Amer. dial.
• REDCOAT the bedbug ...1911 Amer. dial.
• SCARLET RUNNER a bedbug ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SEAM RAT a louse; occasionally, a flea or bedbug ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SEAM SQUIRREL a louse; occasionally, a flea or bedbug ...1899 Amer. dial.
• TICK a bedbug ...1966 Amer. dial.
• WANT-LOUSE †* a bedbug, a bug ...1655
 
BEDECK - verbs
• BEDIGHT to equip, to furnish, to apparel, to array, to bedeck ...c1400 arch.
 
BEDECKED - adjectives
• BEDIGHT bedecked, arrayed ...1894 Eng. dial.
• BEDIGHTED bedecked, arrayed ...1894 Eng. dial.
 
BEDEW - verbs
• ADEW †* to bedew ...c1430
• JABBLE to spill; to bespatter, to wet, to bedew ...Bk1902 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
BEDFELLOW - see BED
 
BEDPAN - nouns
• BANJO a hospital bed-pan ...Bk1892 sl.
• DUCK a male urinal bedpan ...20C US sl.
• SICK-BAY GOOSE a bed-pan ...20C Royal Navy usage
• SILVER SADDLE a bed-pan made of stainless steel ...c1950 sl.
 
BEDRAGGLE - verbs
• DAG † to clog with dirt, to bemire, to daggle, to bedraggle ...1484 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LAG to draggle in the mud; to bedraggle or cover with mud ...1895 Eng. dial.
 
BEDRAGGLED - person
• SOMETHING THE CAT (HAS) BROUGHT IN a bedraggled person ...1928 sl.
 
BEDRIDDEN - adjectives
• ABED confined to bed by illness; laid up ...1660
• BED-BOUND bedridden ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEDDED bedridden ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BEDDEL †* bedridden ...1513
• BEDFAST confined to one's bed by illness, either temporary or permanent, bedridden ... a1639 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• BED-FASTENED confined to bed because of illness, infirmity or injury; bedridden ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BEDLAR † bedridden ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEDRAL †* bedridden ...1513
• BED-REEDE bedridden, confined to bed ...Bk1898 Ireland & Eng. dial.
• BEDREL †* bedridden ...1513
• BEDRID confined to bed through sickness or infirmity ...c1000
• DECUMBENT † lying in bed through illness; bedridden ...1689
• LAID confined to bed through illness ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
bedridden - person
• BEDAL, BEDALL, BEDDAL, BEDDEL, BEDELL, BEDDLE a bedridden person ...1875 Sc.
• BEDDRAL, BEDDREL, BEDRAL, BEDREL, BEDRIL(L) a bedridden, maimed, or crippled person ...1824 Sc.
• BEDLAR † a person confined to bed ...1447 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEDLAWER † a person confined to bed ...c1440 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BEDLIER a bedridden person ...Bk1886 Eng. dial.
• BEDRIDDEN †* a bedridden person ...1429
• BEDWOMAN † a woman confined to bed ...1568
• BETHERELL a bedridden person; a helpless cripple ...1790 Ireland
• BED-THRALL a bedridden person; a bedral ...1815 Sc.
• BEDWOMAN † a woman confined to bed ...1568
• BETHEREL a bedridden person; a helpless cripple ...Bk1880
• COT-CASE a very ill, highly intoxicated, or bedridden person ...1897
 
BEDROLL - adjectives
• SWAG a bedroll ...1865 Aust. sl.

BEDROOM - adjectives (also see HOUSE)
• BEDROOMY characteristic of a bedroom ...1865 colloq.
bedroom - nouns
• BEDDER a bedroom ...1897 university sl.
• CABIN † a small room; a bedroom, a boudoir ...1594
• CRUMB BOX a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• CRUM BOX a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• DOSS a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLEA BOX a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• FLOP BOX a hotel room, a bedroom, lodgings ...1976 US sl.
• FLOP ROOM a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• HOLY OF HOLIES a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• KIP a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LADY BOWER * a woman's private room or bedroom ...1832
• LOUSE-CAGE a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NASAL CROONER'S BROADCASTING STATION a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• NOD-BOX a bedroom ...1940s US Black sl.
• ROOST a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• ROOSTING PLACE a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• RUELLE a bedroom where ladies of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially in France, held a morning reception of persons of distinction; hence a reception of this kind ...1676
• SANCTUM SANCTORIUM a bedroom ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
BEDTIME - adverbs
• BEDWARD † towards bedtime; just before going to bed ...c1430
bedtime - nouns
• BEDDY-BYE bedtime ...20C juvenile sl.
• BED-I-BO bedtime ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BILLY-WINKER the elfin who closes the eyes of children at bedtime ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DUSTMAN'S BELL bedtime ...M19 nursery usage
bedtime - phrases
• DUSTMAN HAS ARRIVED, THE it is bedtime, for the children rub their eyes, as if dust or sand was in them ...B1900