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beats one's chest

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

Meaning of beat one's chest

Verb

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

  1. To brag ostentatiously.
    • beating his chest about his accomplishments
  2. Synonym of beat one's breast (“lament”).

Questions about beats one's chest

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

Words near beats one's chest in the dictionary

  1. beats on
  2. beats one's ass
  3. beats one's brain
  4. beats one's brains out
  5. beats one's breast
  6. beats one's chest
  7. beats one's face
  8. beats one's head against a stone wall
  9. beats one's meat
  10. beats one's swords into ploughshares
  11. beats one's swords into plowshares

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