beat one's face
beat one's face verb: to apply makeup.
Verb
beat one's face (third-person singular simple present beats one's face, present participle beating one's face, simple past beat one's face, past participle beaten one's face or beat one's face)
- To apply makeup.
- Nicole took her time as she laid all her MAC cosmetics on the dresser in a neat row. After beating her face down she took off the ivory silk robe to hang it behind the door.2011, Natasha Johnigan, Unconditional, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 74
- Sitting on the bathtub ledge in our tiny apt and watching my mom beat her face. My mom was a makeup junkie.2016, Jane Larkworthy, “Tyra Banks Loves Instagram Brows, Contouring and Discovering New Models”, in W Magazine
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, face.
Forms of beat one's face
| third-person singular present | beats one's face |
|---|---|
| present participle | beating one's face |
| past | beat one's face |
| past participle | beaten one's face |
| past participle | beat one's face |
Questions about beat one's face
- What does beat one's face mean?
- Beat one's face means to apply makeup.
- What part of speech is beat one's face?
- Beat one's face is a verb.
- What is the past tense of beat one's face?
- The past tense of beat one's face is beat one's face.
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