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seeing to

seeing to noun: a beating.

Noun

seeing to

  1. (informal) A beating.
    • […] the weeping landlord of the pub, who I dragged away from the cellar where three of the lads were still giving him a seeing to.2012, Ivor Baddiel, Steve Fist, Bottle: The Completely True Story of an Ex-Football Hooligan
  2. (informal) An act of sexual intercourse.
    • When he wants some sex he says, 'You look as if you're in need of a seeing-to,' even though it would be obvious to anyone else that I am not in need of a seeing-to.2010, Debby Holt, The Ex-Wife's Survival Guide
  3. (informal) A thorough cleanup or repair.

Origin of seeing to

See see to, verb.

Questions about seeing to

What does seeing to mean?
Seeing to means a beating.
What part of speech is seeing to?
Seeing to is a noun.

Words near seeing to in the dictionary

  1. seeing the woods for the trees
  2. seeing the world
  3. seeing things
  4. seeing through
  5. seeing through a millstone
  6. seeing to
  7. seeing to it
  8. seeing what sticks
  9. seeing which way the cat jumps
  10. seeing with half an eye
  11. seeing yellow

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