beat ‧ ing /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ beat , ↑ beating ; adjective : beatable ≠ ↑ unbeatable , ↑ beaten ≠ ↑ unbeaten ; verb : ↑ beat ]
1 . [countable] an act of hitting someone many times as a punishment or in a fight:
a brutal beating
2 . take a beating to lose very badly in a game or competition:
The Dodgers took a real beating on Saturday.
⇨ take some beating at ↑ beat 1 (11)