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To strike repeatedly.
(verb-transitive)
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To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse; batter.
(verb-transitive)
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To punish by hitting or whipping; flog.
(verb-transitive)
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To strike against repeatedly and with force; pound: waves beating the shore.
(verb-transitive)
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To flap, especially wings.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.