" beating the rap "

1: to strike repeatedly;

  * e.g., " ... they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bash,

•  baste,

•  bat,

•  batter,

•  belabor,

•  belt,

•  birch,

•  bludgeon,

•  buffet,

•  bung up,

•  club,

•  curry,

•  do,

•  drub,

•  fib,

•  flog,

•  hammer,

•  hide,

•  lace,

•  lambaste,

•  lash,

•  lather,

•  lick,

•  maul,

•  mess (up),

•  paddle,

•  pelt,

•  pommel,

•  pound,

•  pummel,

•  punch out,

•  rough (up),

•  slate,

•  slog,

•  switch,

•  tan,

•  thrash,

•  thresh,

•  thump,

•  tromp,

•  wallop,

•  whale,

•  whip,

•  whop,

•  whup,

•  work over

•  Antonyms : 

•  lose (to)

2: to achieve a victory over;

  * e.g., " ... she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess "

•  Synonyms : 

•  best,

•  conquer,

•  defeat,

•  dispatch,

•  do down,

•  get,

•  get around,

•  lick,

•  master,

•  overbear,

•  overcome,

•  overmatch,

•  prevail (over),

•  skunk,

•  stop,

•  subdue,

•  surmount,

•  take,

•  trim,

•  triumph (over),

•  upend,

•  win (against),

•  worst

•  Antonyms : 

•  advance,

•  cultivate,

•  encourage,

•  forward,

•  foster,

•  further,

•  nurture,

•  promote

3: to be greater, better, or stronger than;

  * e.g., " ... this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  better,

•  eclipse,

•  exceed,

•  excel,

•  outclass,

•  outdistance,

•  outdo,

•  outgun,

•  outmatch,

•  outshine,

•  outstrip,

•  overtop,

•  surpass,

•  top,

•  tower (over),

•  transcend

•  Antonyms : 

•  comply (with),

•  follow,

•  keep,

•  obey,

•  observe

1: to strike repeatedly;

  * e.g., " ... they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bashed,

•  basted,

•  batted,

•  battered,

•  belabored,

•  belted,

•  birched,

•  bludgeoned,

•  buffeted,

•  bunged up,

•  clubbed,

•  curried,

•  done,

•  drubbed,

•  fibbed,

•  flogged,

•  hammered,

•  hided,

•  laced,

•  lambasted,

•  lashed,

•  lathered,

•  licked,

•  mauled,

•  messed (up),

•  paddled,

•  pelted,

•  pommeled,

•  pounded,

•  pummeled,

•  punched out,

•  roughed (up),

•  slated,

•  slogged,

•  switched,

•  tanned,

•  thrashed,

•  threshed,

•  thumped,

•  tromped,

•  walloped,

•  whaled,

•  whipped,

•  whopped,

•  whupped,

•  worked over

•  Antonyms : 

•  lost (to)

2: to achieve a victory over;

  * e.g., " ... she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bested,

•  conquered,

•  defeated,

•  dispatched,

•  done down,

•  got,

•  got around,

•  licked,

•  mastered,

•  overborne,

•  overcome,

•  overmatched,

•  prevailed (over),

•  skunked,

•  stopped,

•  subdued,

•  surmounted,

•  taken,

•  trimmed,

•  triumphed (over),

•  upended,

•  won (against),

•  worsted

•  Antonyms : 

•  advanced,

•  cultivated,

•  encouraged,

•  forwarded,

•  fostered,

•  furthered,

•  nurtured,

•  promoted

3: to be greater, better, or stronger than;

  * e.g., " ... this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bettered,

•  eclipsed,

•  exceeded,

•  excelled,

•  outclassed,

•  outdistanced,

•  outdone,

•  outgunned,

•  outmatched,

•  outshone,

•  outstripped,

•  overtopped,

•  surpassed,

•  topped,

•  towered (over),

•  transcended

•  Antonyms : 

•  complied (with),

•  followed,

•  kept,

•  obeyed,

•  observed

1: to strike repeatedly;

  * e.g., " ... they attacked and beat him, but fortunately he'll be fine "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bashing,

•  basting,

•  battering,

•  batting,

•  belaboring,

•  belting,

•  birching,

•  bludgeoning,

•  buffeting,

•  bunging up,

•  clubbing,

•  currying,

•  doing,

•  drubbing,

•  fibbing,

•  flogging,

•  hammering,

•  hiding,

•  lacing,

•  lambasting,

•  lashing,

•  lathering,

•  licking,

•  mauling,

•  messing (up),

•  paddling,

•  pelting,

•  pommeling,

•  pounding,

•  pummeling,

•  punching out,

•  roughing (up),

•  slating,

•  slogging,

•  switching,

•  tanning,

•  thrashing,

•  threshing,

•  thumping,

•  tromping,

•  walloping,

•  whaling,

•  whipping,

•  whopping,

•  whupping,

•  working over

•  Antonyms : 

•  losing (to)

2: to achieve a victory over;

  * e.g., " ... she always beats everyone at checkers, but she's not as good at chess "

•  Synonyms : 

•  besting,

•  conquering,

•  defeating,

•  dispatching,

•  doing down,

•  getting,

•  getting around,

•  licking,

•  mastering,

•  overbearing,

•  overcoming,

•  overmatching,

•  prevailing (over),

•  skunking,

•  stopping,

•  subduing,

•  surmounting,

•  taking,

•  trimming,

•  triumphing (over),

•  upending,

•  winning (against),

•  worsting

•  Antonyms : 

•  advancing,

•  cultivating,

•  encouraging,

•  forwarding,

•  fostering,

•  furthering,

•  nurturing,

•  promoting

3: to be greater, better, or stronger than;

  * e.g., " ... this new animated feature sure beats everything else that's ever been done in animation "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bettering,

•  eclipsing,

•  exceeding,

•  excelling,

•  outclassing,

•  outdistancing,

•  outdoing,

•  outgunning,

•  outmatching,

•  outshining,

•  outstripping,

•  overtopping,

•  surpassing,

•  topping,

•  towering (over),

•  transcending

•  Antonyms : 

•  complying (with),

•  following,

•  keeping,

•  obeying,

•  observing