Beat and Bastinado

Beat

Beat noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: delivered one hard beat on the drums

Bastinado and beat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bastinado" instead a noun "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Bastinado

Bastinado verb - Beat somebody on the soles of the feet.
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Beat and bastinado are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead the word "Bastinado" as a noun or a verb.
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