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beating to a pulp

beating to a pulp is the present participle and gerund of beat to a pulp.

Meaning of beat to a pulp

Verb

beat to a pulp (third-person singular simple present beats to a pulp, present participle beating to a pulp, simple past beat to a pulp, past participle beaten to a pulp or beat to a pulp)

  1. (transitive) To beat up (a person) more than usually severely.
    • Neanderthals were extremely tough—this is attested to by the thickness of their bones—and were probably capable of beating modern humans to a pulp.2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, page 251
    Synonyms:
    pulp
  2. (broadly, colloquial, transitive) To defeat severely in various, even non-contact, competitive sports.

Questions about beating to a pulp

What is beating to a pulp the present participle and gerund of?
Beating to a pulp is the present participle and gerund of beat to a pulp.

Words near beating to a pulp in the dictionary

  1. beating the system
  2. beating the tar out of
  3. beating the wing
  4. beating time
  5. beating to
  6. beating to a pulp
  7. beating to the punch
  8. beating up
  9. beating up on
  10. beating with the ugly stick
  11. beating-heart transplant

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