How to Spell beat
beat
beat - verb
- To hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain
- To walk on : tread
- To strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly : dash against
- To flap or thrash at vigorously
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"Inmates were put in solitary for beating other inmates."
beat - thesaurus
Synonyms: bat
Etymology
Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat