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beaten on

beaten on is the past participle of beat on.

Meaning of beat on

Verb

beat on (third-person singular simple present beats on, present participle beating on, simple past beat on, past participle beaten on or (US colloquial) beat on)

  1. (figuratively, intransitive) To talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound.
    • She's beating on about poor service.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To criticize, impugn or shed a bad light on (a group or topic) for political gain.
    • She's unpopular enough that photos of her are used in elections to beat on liberal candidates.

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What is beaten on the past participle of?
Beaten on is the past participle of beat on.

Words near beaten on in the dictionary

  1. beaten into shape
  2. beaten it
  3. beaten like a jungle drum
  4. beaten off
  5. beaten off with a stick
  6. beaten on
  7. beaten one's ass
  8. beaten one's brain
  9. beaten one's brains out
  10. beaten one's breast
  11. beaten one's chest

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