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Noun beating has 2 senses
- beating, whipping - the act of overcoming or outdoing
--1 is a kind of fight, fighting, combat, scrap
- beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
--2 is a kind of corporal punishment
--2 has particulars: whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
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