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percuotere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
  • thrash verb To beat someone severely, or to defeat an opponent decisively.

Senses

percuotere is used for these senses in English:

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.

thrash — full definition

  1. verb To beat someone severely, or to defeat an opponent decisively.
  2. verb To move about wildly and violently.
  3. verb To subject a computer system to heavy, repeated demands for memory, causing it to slow down badly.

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