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beats one's brain

beats one's brain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat one's brain.

Meaning of beat one's brain

Verb

beat one's brain (third-person singular simple present beats one's brain, present participle beating one's brain, simple past beat one's brain, past participle beaten one's brain or (colloquial) beat one's brain)

  1. (idiomatic) To struggle to think or remember something.

Questions about beats one's brain

What is beats one's brain the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats one's brain is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat one's brain.

Words near beats one's brain in the dictionary

  1. beats me
  2. beats off
  3. beats off with a stick
  4. beats on
  5. beats one's ass
  6. beats one's brain
  7. beats one's brains out
  8. beats one's breast
  9. beats one's chest
  10. beats one's face
  11. beats one's head against a stone wall

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