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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

beat out the chest en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (empty-gloss, idiomatic, no-gloss) (idiomatic)
    • Giant screens behind both goals picking out every human emotion among the fans. Shivers up the spine, heart beating out the chest, Flower of Scotland belted out with gusto, its power almost greater on a foreign field than it is at home. 2026 June 14, Tom English, “Why Haiti v Scotland was antidote to the ills of world football”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

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beat out the chest Tense=Past lexicographic
beating out the chest Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beaten out the chest Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beats out the chest Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic