Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beat hollow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: beat- hol-low
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beat up (a person) severely.

Transitive verb

verb

To defeat severely.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""The Raven" has had a great run ... but I wrote it for the express purpose of running — just as I did "The Gold-Bug" ... the bird beat the bug, though, all hollow."
"The more civilized so-called Caucasian races have beaten the Turks hollow in the struggle for existence."
"[…] and every night we had a game of chess, at which he beat me hollow."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

beats hollow (present, singular) beating hollow (participle, present) beaten hollow (participle, past) beat all hollow (alternative)

Synonyms

beat to a pulp

Questions

What does beat hollow mean?: To beat up (a person) severely.

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