beat off
beat off · beats off · beat off · beaten off · beating off
зловживати, ображати, знущатися
злоупотреблять, издеваться, обидеть
missbrauchen, beleidigen, beschimpfen
To drive something away with blows or military forceTo drive something away with blows or military force.
» Tom beat the pants off me.
Meaning
4 senses(figuratively, often, transitive)To drive something away with blows or military force.
(Canada, US, colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive, vulgar)To masturbate by stimulating one's own penis.
(colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive, vulgar)To waste time.
I beat off at work all day; I didn't get anything done.
(slang, transitive)To shoot (a gun).
He beat his pistol off into the air.
Examples
3 sentencesTom beat the pants off me.
She beat off a big snake with a plastic toy bat.
If you do that the again I'll beat the pants off you.
Forms
beats off, beating off, beat off, beaten off| Base form | beat off · to beat off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | beats off |
| Present participle | beating off |
| Past simple | beat off |
| Past participle | beaten off / beat off |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
9 phrasal verbs- beat upобробляти, обробитиTo give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
- beat offзловживати, ображатиTo drive something away with blows or military force.
- beat outбити, вдаритиTo sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
- beat backвести, їхатиTo fight against and cause to recede.
- beat onTo talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound.
- beat downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, down.
- beat intoTo teach or instil by harsh repetition.
- beat aboutTo search for something; to look around for something; to hunt for something.
Synonyms
39 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb