Term: beating: the act of overcoming or outdoing
Candidate hypernym: fight: the act of fighting; any contest or struggle → 1
Candidate hypernym: demurrage: detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure → 0
Candidate hypernym: essayist: a writer of literary works → 0
Candidate hypernym: arenaria: turnstones → 0
Candidate hypernym: seedling: young plant or tree grown from a seed → 0
Candidate hypernym: middle: the middle area of the human torso (usually in front) → 0
Candidate hypernym: national rifle association: a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government → 0
Candidate hypernym: chalcid fly: any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects → 0
Candidate hypernym: bush administration: the executive under President George W. Bush → 0
Candidate hypernym: affiant: a person who makes an affidavit → 0
Candidate hypernym: bluestone: bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building → 0