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beat-down

beat-down
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beet doun]
    • /bit daʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beet doun]
    • /bit daʊn/

Definitions of beat-down word

  • verb with object beat-down to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. 1
  • verb with object beat-down to dash against: rain beating the trees. 1
  • verb with object beat-down to flutter, flap, or rotate in or against: beating the air with its wings. 1
  • verb with object beat-down to sound, as on a drum: beating a steady rhythm; to beat a tattoo. 1
  • verb with object beat-down to stir vigorously: Beat the egg whites well. 1
  • verb with object beat-down to break, forge, or make by blows: to beat their swords into plowshares. 1
See all 52 definitions of beat-down

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Origin of beat-down

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English beten, Old English bēatan; cognate with Old Norse bauta, Middle Low German bōten, Old High German bōzzan; akin to MIr búalaim I hit, Latin fūstis a stick < *bheud-

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Parts of speech for Beat-down

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Beat-down

beat-down popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for beat-down

adj beat-down

  • depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
  • pessimistic — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
  • crestfallen — If you look crestfallen, you look sad and disappointed about something.
  • blue — Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
  • down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
All 18 Synonyms of beat-down

Antonyms for beat-down

adj beat-down

  • happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
  • heartened — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
  • inspired — aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence: an inspired poet.
All 3 Antonyms of beat-down

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