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mlátit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  • lambaste verb To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
  • thresh verb To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.

Senses

mlátit is used for these senses in English:

  • beat (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
  • lambaste (dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
  • thresh (transitive, agriculture) To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.

beat — full definition

  1. verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  2. verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
  3. noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
  4. noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
  5. adj Informal: completely exhausted.

lambaste — full definition

  1. verb To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
  2. verb To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

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