dry beat
The term "dry beat" is largely obsolete and was historically used to describe severe physical beating without causing bleeding.
Definition
C2Historical
(archaic)To inflict a severe beating that causes bruising but not bleeding.
Example
- In the past, disputes were sometimes settled with a dry beat rather than a bloody confrontation.
C2Informal
(slang, vulgar)To engage in self-stimulation without any form of lubrication.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "dry beat":
beat onpound a beaton the beatbeat feetbeat outbeat downdry potbeat to a pulpbeat one's meatbeat the bat