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BEAT ABOUT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does beat about mean?

• BEAT ABOUT (verb)
The verb BEAT ABOUT has 1 sense:

1. search anxiously

Familiarity information: BEAT ABOUT used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BEAT ABOUT (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Search anxiously

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

beat about; cast about; cast around

Hypernyms (to "beat about" is one way to...):

explore; research; search (inquire into)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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