"beat on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beats on [present, singular, third-person], beating on [participle, present], beat on [past], beaten on [participle, past], beat on [US, colloquial, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> on|past_ptc2=beat on|past_ptc2_qual=US colloquial}} beat on (third-person singular simple present beats on, present participle beating on, simple past beat on, past participle beaten on or (US colloquial) beat on)
  1. (intransitive, figurative) To talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-beat_on-en-verb-iJBjaeaj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. (transitive, figurative) To criticize, impugn or shed a bad light on (a group or topic) for political gain. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-beat_on-en-verb-UsIFibSd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
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        "(intransitive, figurative) To talk at length; to go on and on; to rant or expound."
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