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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

beat someone round the ears en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
    • 'I wanted to beat that supervisor round the ears with his clipboard.' 2006, Hilary Lloyd, A Necessary Killing, page 39:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
beaten someone round the ears Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beats someone round the ears Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
beating someone round the ears Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beat someone round the ears Tense=Past lexicographic