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beating the system

beating the system is the present participle and gerund of beat the system.

Meaning of beat the system

Verb

beat the system (third-person singular simple present beats the system, present participle beating the system, simple past beat the system, past participle beaten the system)

  1. To circumvent rules, regulations, or conventions, usually by finding loopholes.

Questions about beating the system

What is beating the system the present participle and gerund of?
Beating the system is the present participle and gerund of beat the system.

Words near beating the system in the dictionary

  1. beating the odds
  2. beating the pants off
  3. beating the poop out of
  4. beating the shit out of
  5. beating the stuffing out of
  6. beating the system
  7. beating the tar out of
  8. beating the wing
  9. beating time
  10. beating to
  11. beating to a pulp

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