■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed )
1》 hit or beat repeatedly.
2》 informal defeat thoroughly.
Derivatives
~bing noun
Origin
C17 (orig. with ref. to the punishment of bastinado): prob. from Arab. ḍaraba 'to beat'.
■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed )
1》 hit or beat repeatedly.
2》 informal defeat thoroughly.
Derivatives
~bing noun
Origin
C17 (orig. with ref. to the punishment of bastinado): prob. from Arab. ḍaraba 'to beat'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004