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beaten into fits

beaten into fits is the past participle of beat into fits.

Meaning of beat into fits

Verb

beat into fits (third-person singular simple present beats into fits, present participle beating into fits, simple past beat into fits, past participle beaten into fits)

  1. (slang, transitive) To surpass or defeat utterly.
    • I do not mean to say Sir Hercules could in a walk carry as much flour as a miller's horse; but he would beat him into fits, and bring him to a stand still, with 17st. on each of their backs in a gallop […]1845, Sporting Magazine, volume 5, page 378

Questions about beaten into fits

What is beaten into fits the past participle of?
Beaten into fits is the past participle of beat into fits.

Words near beaten into fits in the dictionary

  1. beaten biscuits
  2. beaten down
  3. beaten feet
  4. beaten into
  5. beaten into a cocked hat
  6. beaten into fits
  7. beaten into shape
  8. beaten it
  9. beaten like a jungle drum
  10. beaten off
  11. beaten off with a stick

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