BEAT (OR WHALE) THE TAR OUT OF N. AMER.

Meaning of BEAT (OR WHALE) THE TAR OUT OF N. AMER. in English

beat ( or whale) the tar out of N. Amer.

informal

beat or thrash severely.

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AMER — abbreviation ~ica; ~ican
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHALE — I Any of dozens of species of exclusively aquatic mammal s found in oceans, seas, rivers, and estuaries worldwide but …
Английский словарь Британика
WHALE — I. ˈhwāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl; also ˈwā- noun ( plural whale or whales ) Usage: often attributive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAR — I. ˈtär, ˈtȧ(r noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English tarr, terr, from Old English teoru; akin to Middle Low …
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OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 14th letter …
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'N — I. conjunction or 'n' ən, usu ə n after t, d, s or z Etymology: by alteration : and sugar …
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AMER- — combining form or amero- Usage: capitalized Etymology: American : American Amero phile : American and Amer asian
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TAR — (v. t.) To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.
Английский словарь Webster
TAR — ( v. t. ) To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHALE — whale 1 /hwayl, wayl/ , n. , pl. whales , ( esp. collectively ) whale , v. , whaled, whaling …
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TAR — tar 1 /tahr/ , n. , v. , tarred, tarring , adj. n. 1. any of various dark-colored viscid products …
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OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
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'N — /euhn/ , conj. Pron. Spelling. and: Stop 'n save. Look 'n listen. Also, 'n' .
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AMER. — 1. America. 2. Also, Amer American.
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WHALE — I. ˈhwāl, ˈwāl noun ( plural whales ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæl; akin to …
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TAR — I. ˈtär noun Etymology: Middle English terr, tarr, from Old English teoru; akin to Old English trēow tree — more …
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OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
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N — I. ˈen noun ( plural n's or ns ˈenz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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BEAT — I. ˈbēt verb ( beat ; beat·en ˈbē-t ə n ; or beat ; beat·ing ) Etymology: Middle English beten, …
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AMER — America; American
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TAR — noun a sailor; a seaman. 2. tar ·vt to smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; …
Webster English vocab
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
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N — N 1 (also n ) ■ noun ( plural Ns or N's ) 1》 the fourteenth letter of the alphabet. …
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WHALE — [whale] n, pl whales often attrib [ME, fr. OE hwael; akin to OHG hwal whale and perh. to L squalus …
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TAR — [tar] n [ME terr, tarr, fr. OE teoru; akin to OE treow tree--more at tree] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a …
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BEAT — [beat] vb beat ; beat.en or beat ; beat.ing [ME beten, fr. OE beatan; akin to OHG bozan to beat] …
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AMER — [Amer] abbreviation America, American
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WHALE — any of several species of exclusively aquatic mammals who, along with the porpoises and dolphins, constitute the order Cetacea (see …
Britannica English vocabulary
TAR — (Iranian: string), long-necked lute descended from the tanbur of Sasanian Iran and known in a variety of forms throughout the …
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BEAT — Wave graphs illustrating how beat notes are produced by two different frequencies in physics, the pulsation caused by the combination …
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AMER — also called Amber, town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration and is noted …
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'N — 'n, 'n' conventional spelling for the weak form of ▷ and ən, ə n, ə n ▶ ˌ fish 'n' …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
N — I N, n BrE AmE en ▷ N's, n's, Ns enz Communications code name: November II N —see North, northerly, …
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WHALE — / weɪl; NAmE / noun a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very large …
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TAR — / tɑː(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. a thick black sticky liquid that becomes …
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N — / en; NAmE / noun , abbreviation ■ noun (also n ) ( pl. Ns , N's , n's / …
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WHALE — I. whale 1 /weɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwæl ] 1 . a very …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAR — I. tar 1 /tɑː $ tɑːr/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: teoru ] 1 . …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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N — I. N 1 BrE AmE , n /en/ ( plural N’s , n’s ) noun [uncountable and countable] 1 . …
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WHALE — n. (pl. same or whales) any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having a streamlined body and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a dark thick inflammable liquid distilled from wood or coal etc. and used as a …
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OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEAT — v., n., & adj. --v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
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WHALE — n. (pl. same or whales) any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having a streamlined body and …
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TAR — n. & v. n. 1 a dark thick inflammable liquid distilled from wood or coal etc. and used as a …
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OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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BEAT — v., n., & adj. v. (past beat; past part. beaten) 1 tr. a strike (a person or animal) persistently or …
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WHALE — 1. n. (pl. same or whales) any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, having a streamlined body …
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TAR — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a dark thick inflammable liquid distilled from wood or coal etc. and used as …
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OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
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