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greasáil — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beating noun The act of repeatedly striking someone or something.
  • drub noun Carbonaceous shale; small coal; slate, dross, or rubbish in coal.
  • drubbing noun A severe beating.
  • thrash verb To beat someone severely, or to defeat an opponent decisively.
  • thrashing noun A severe beating.

Senses

greasáil is used for these senses in English:

  • beat up (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
  • beating The pulsation of the heart.
  • drub To beat (someone or something) with a stick.
  • thrash To beat mercilessly.
  • thrashing A beating, especially a severe one.

beating — full definition

  1. noun The act of repeatedly striking someone or something.
  2. noun A heavy defeat.
  3. noun The regular pulsing of the heart.

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