n. a swimming kick used while treading water

v. beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all

v. beat the seeds out of a grain

v. give a thrashing to; beat hard

v. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

adv. in rotation or succession; "turn about is fair play"

adv. "about face"

adv. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

adv. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

adj. on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

v. twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"

v. move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"

v. whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"

v. whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"

v. cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"

v. beat with a cane

v. gather into a club-like mass; "club hair"

v. strike with a cudgel

v. defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

adv. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party"

adv. in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

adv. in a practical manner; "practically orientated institutions such as business schools"; "a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely"

adv. not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"

adv. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees"

adv. in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

adv. in a practical manner; "practically orientated institutions such as business schools"; "a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely"

adv. not far away in relative terms; "she works nearby"; "the planets orbiting nearby are Venus and Mars"

adj. on the job; "had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived"

adj. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"

adj. kept occupied or engaged; "she's tied up at the moment and can't see you"; "the phone was tied up for almost an hour"

adj. (of a person) very busy and active: "always on the go"

adj. too busy

adj. busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"

v. fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"

adv. against a flat surface: "He lay flat on his back"