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21beat — beat1 W2S2 [bi:t] v past tense beat past participle beaten [ˈbi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(competition/election)¦ 2¦(hit)¦ 3¦(hit against)¦ 4¦(do better)¦ 5¦(be better)¦ 6¦(food)¦ 7¦(control/deal with)¦ …
22beat — v., n., & adj. v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or repeatedly, esp. to harm or punish. b strike (a thing) repeatedly, e.g. to remove dust from (a carpet etc.), to sound (a drum etc.). 2 intr.… …
23in shape — Shape Shape, n. [OE. shap, schap, AS. sceap in gesceap creation, creature, fr. the root of scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, to shape, to do, to effect; akin to OS. giskeppian, OFries. skeppa, D. scheppen, G. schaffen, OHG. scaffan, scepfen, skeffen,… …
24To take shape — Shape Shape, n. [OE. shap, schap, AS. sceap in gesceap creation, creature, fr. the root of scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, to shape, to do, to effect; akin to OS. giskeppian, OFries. skeppa, D. scheppen, G. schaffen, OHG. scaffan, scepfen, skeffen,… …
25beat — I v 1. batter, pound, lay on, pommel, pummel, Sl. paste, Archaic. belabor; thrash, flog, lash, switch, birch, scourge, flagellate, whip, horsewhip, curry, strap, thresh, flail, cowhide, spank, Brit. Dial. yerk, Inf. tan [s.o. s] hide, Inf. trim,… …
26beat·en — /ˈbiːtn̩/ adj, always used before a noun 1 : formed into a desired shape by being hit with a hammer beaten gold 2 of a path, trail, etc. : made smooth : walked on by many people a beaten path 3 : having lost all hope or spirit A failure at 50, he …
27pan|el|beat|er — «PAN uhl BEE tuhr», noun. Especially British. a person who hammers metal panels into shape or does bodywork …
28List of fiction works made into feature films — The title of the work is followed by the work s author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area. Books 0… …
29forge — forge1 forgeable, adj. forger, n. /fawrj, fohrj/, v., forged, forging. n. v.t. 1. to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape. 2. to form or make, esp. by concentrated effort: to forge a friendship through mutual trust. 3 …
30Smith — Smith, v. t. [AS. smi[eth]ian. See {Smith}, n.] To beat into shape; to forge. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] What smith that any [weapon] smitheth. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] …
