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beat the crap out of

beat the crap out of verb: to beat really badly.

Verb

beat the crap out of (third-person singular simple present beats the crap out of, present participle beating the crap out of, simple past beat the crap out of, past participle beaten the crap out of or (colloquial) beat the crap out of)

  1. (mildly, slang, vulgar) To beat really badly.
    • If you ever call my husband again, I'll beat the crap out of you!
    Synonyms:
    clobber

Synonyms of beat the crap out of

Forms of beat the crap out of

third-person singular presentbeats the crap out of
present participlebeating the crap out of
pastbeat the crap out of
past participlebeaten the crap out of
past participle (colloquial)beat the crap out of

Questions about beat the crap out of

What does beat the crap out of mean?
Beat the crap out of means to beat really badly.
What part of speech is beat the crap out of?
Beat the crap out of is a verb.
What is the past tense of beat the crap out of?
The past tense of beat the crap out of is beat the crap out of.

Words near beat the crap out of in the dictionary

  1. beat the bishop
  2. beat the bounds
  3. beat the bushes
  4. beat the clock
  5. beat the cock
  6. beat the crap out of
  7. beat the crowd
  8. beat the daylight out of
  9. beat the daylights out of
  10. beat the drum
  11. beat the drum for

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