Beating
Beating noun - A rhythmic expanding and contracting.
Hit
Hit noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the quarterback can't take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury
Nearby Word: hitting
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Suddenly, even though you used to be faster than the guy who beat you and he never evaded, he's dodging every other hit and beating you to the punch.
Source: Empty Levels - Attack Its Weak Point: To have a real chance of beating combat synths as the marine, you need to hit them in their weakpoint — their legs.
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Beating that unlocks "YOLO", which is basically I Wanna Be the Guy's Impossible mode - one hit point, no saving, and you must go back to the beginning if you get hit once.
Source: Harder Than Hard
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Hit and Beating. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/beating/hit
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Hit or Beating. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/beating/hit.
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