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beats into fits

beats into fits is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is beats into fits the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats into fits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat into fits.

Words near beats into fits in the dictionary

  1. beats Banaghan
  2. beats down
  3. beats feet
  4. beats into
  5. beats into a cocked hat
  6. beats into fits
  7. beats into shape
  8. beats it
  9. beats like a jungle drum
  10. beats me
  11. beats off

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