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beat the poop out of

beat the poop out of verb: to beat (someone) severely.

Verb

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

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) To beat (someone) severely.
  2. (euphemistic, idiomatic) To defeat (someone) decisively in a fight or a competition.

Synonyms of beat the poop out of

Forms of beat the poop out of

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

Questions about beat the poop out of

What does beat the poop out of mean?
Beat the poop out of means to beat (someone) severely.
What part of speech is beat the poop out of?
Beat the poop out of is a verb.
What is the past tense of beat the poop out of?
The past tense of beat the poop out of is beat the poop out of.

Words near beat the poop out of in the dictionary

  1. beat the dust
  2. beat the hoof
  3. beat the meat
  4. beat the odds
  5. beat the pants off
  6. beat the poop out of
  7. beat the rap
  8. beat the shit out of
  9. beat the stuffing out of
  10. beat the system
  11. beat the tar out of

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