"beat off with a stick" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beats off with a stick [present, singular, third-person], beating off with a stick [participle, present], beat off with a stick [past], beaten off with a stick [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> off with a stick|head=beat off with a stick}} beat off with a stick (third-person singular simple present beats off with a stick, present participle beating off with a stick, simple past beat off with a stick, past participle beaten off with a stick)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To reject (a person making an unwanted amorous approach). Tags: idiomatic, informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-beat_off_with_a_stick-en-verb-~6Joc6Ja Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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