Beat
Beat verb - To achieve a victory over.
Usage example: she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess
How words are described
| good | good beat | good upset |
| original | original beat | original upset |
| huge | huge beat | huge upset |
| little | little beat | little upset |
| Other adjectives: major, occasional, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Understandably upset he did it twice and didn't even consider it was her birthday both times, Natalie uses her Krav Maga skills to beat him up.
Source: A Birthday, Not a Break - This is commented on by Deadpool when undergoing recruiting him, when he comments that the creator got all upset when he beat up his "super favorite" protagonist.
Source: Author Appeal -
However, her minions, upset at seeing their leader as beautiful, beat her down just as her cavern headquarters collapses on her.
Source: Minor Injury Overreaction
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