Beat and Dust

Beat

Beat verb - To strike repeatedly.

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

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Dust verb - To defeat by a large margin.

Usage example: the inexperienced sprinter somehow dusted the field of veterans

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Beat and dust are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a verb "Dust".

Nearby Words: dusty, dusted, dusting, duster

time	beat time	dust time
times	beat times	dust times

Beat shit up with your favourite mutant til you save them and pound Magneto into dust.

Source: Video Game / X-Men
Lampshaded in Minato's first Stage Three duel, when his strategy to minimize fighting consists largely of Demolish the surrounding area and beat up everyone before the dust settles.

Source: Manga / Sekirei
Then beat a vehicle that will leave you in the dust the instant you make the tiniest error.

Source: Harder Than Hard

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