beater (noun)

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• beater — beat ► VERB (past beat; past part. beaten) 1) strike (someone) repeatedly and violently. 2) strike repeatedly to flatten or make a noise. 3) defeat, surpass, or overcome. 4) informal baffle. 5) (of the heart) pulsate. 6) …   English terms dictionary

• beater — noun (C) 1 an object that is designed to beat something: an egg beater | a carpet beater 2 someone who forces wild birds or animals out of bushes, long grass etc so that they can be shot for sport 3 AmE informal an old car in bad condition …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• beater — noun Beater is used after these nouns: ↑egg, ↑panel …   Collocations dictionary

• beater — mid 14c., an implement for beating; mid 15c., a person who punishes (c.1200 as a surname); agent noun from BEAT (Cf. beat) (v.). Of various mechanical devices that beat in some sense from early 17c. Meaning one who rouses game is from 1825. Slang …   Etymology dictionary

• beater — noun 1》 an implement or machine used for beating. 2》 [in combination] a person who habitually hits someone: a wife beater. 3》 a person employed to raise game birds by beating the ground cover. 4》 N. Amer. informal an old or dilapidated vehicle …   English new terms dictionary

• beater roll — noun : a rotating roller in a papermaking beater that is faced with a series of parallel bars or knives that brush against similar bars in the bedplate …   Useful english dictionary

• beater — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that beats: as a. eggbeater b. a rotary blade attached to an electric mixer c. drumstick 1 2. one who strikes bushes or other cover to rouse game 3. a dilapidated old automobile ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• beater — noun a) A kitchen implement for mixing. b) A stick used to play a percussion instrument. Syn: drum stick …   Wiktionary

• beater-upper — noun One who beats people up …   Wiktionary

• beater chest — noun : a reservoir into which paper pulp is discharged from beaters …   Useful english dictionary

• beater — UK [ˈbiːtə(r)] / US [ˈbɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms beater : singular beater plural beaters 1) a piece of equipment used for mixing food such as eggs or sauces 2) someone whose job is to make birds or wild animals come out of bushes or grass …   English dictionary