Meaning

verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

verb give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

verb hit repeatedly

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Proto-West Germanic *bautan Old English bēatan Middle English beten English beat English en English beaten From beat + en.

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