"beat hollow" meaning in All languages combined

See beat hollow on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: beats hollow [present, singular, third-person], beating hollow [participle, present], beat hollow [past], beaten hollow [participle, past], beat hollow [colloquial, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten:beat􂀿colloquial􂁀> hollow}} beat hollow (third-person singular simple present beats hollow, present participle beating hollow, simple past beat hollow, past participle beaten hollow or (colloquial) beat hollow)
  1. (transitive) To beat up (a person) severely. Tags: transitive Synonyms: beat to a pulp, beat all hollow
    Sense id: en-beat_hollow-en-verb-KqOSlGgM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. (transitive, figurative) To defeat severely. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-beat_hollow-en-verb-cMX02tG5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

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