beat off — ► beat off succeed in resisting (an attacker). Main Entry: ↑beat … English terms dictionary
beat off — index parry, repulse, stave Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
beat off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms beat off : present tense I/you/we/they beat off he/she/it beats off present participle beating off past tense beat off past participle beaten off 1) to succeed in winning or gaining something from an opponent… … English dictionary
beat off — I. transitive verb : repel, repulse : drive back II. verb intransitive verb : masturbate used of a male; usually considered vulgar * * * vul … Useful english dictionary
beat off sb — UK US beat off sb/sth Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► to stop someone or something from succeeding: »The company was awarded the contract after beating off fierce competition … Financial and business terms
beat off — AND ball off; jack off; jag off; jerk off; pull oneself off; toss off; wack off; wank off; whack off; whank off; whip off 1. in. to masturbate. (Usually objectionable.) □ They say if you beat off too much, you’ll get pimples. 2 … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
beat off — verb a) To drive something away with blows or military force. Now often used figuratively. I beat off at work all day; I didnt get anything done. b) To masturbate, usually a man of himself … Wiktionary
beat off — phr verb Beat off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑challenge, ↑competition … Collocations dictionary
beat off phrasal — verb 1 (transitive beat someone/something off) to prevent someone who is trying to attack you, harm you, or compete against you: efforts to beat off our business rivals | We managed to beat off the dogs and run away. 2 (intransitive, transitive… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beat off sb/sth — UK US beat off sb/sth Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► to stop someone or something from succeeding: »The company was awarded the contract after beating off fierce competition … Financial and business terms
