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beating
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n 1: the act of overcoming or outdoing [syn: beating,
whipping]
2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
[syn: beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing,
lacing, trouncing, whacking]
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cheating
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adj 1: not faithful to a spouse or lover; "adulterous husbands
and wives"; "a two-timing boyfriend" [syn: adulterous,
cheating(a), two-timing(a)]
2: violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter";
"used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve";
"fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" [syn: cheating(a),
dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike]
n 1: a deception for profit to yourself [syn: cheat,
cheating]
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completing
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adj 1: acting as or providing a complement (something that
completes the whole) [syn: complemental,
complementary, completing]
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eating
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n 1: the act of consuming food [syn: eating, feeding]
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fleeting
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adj 1: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance";
"fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of
things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn:
fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary]
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greeting
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n 1: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good
will (especially on meeting) [syn: greeting,
salutation]
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heating
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n 1: the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature [syn:
heating, warming]
2: utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't
working"; "they have radiant heating" [syn: heating system,
heating plant, heating, heat]
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meeting
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n 1: a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will
be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" [syn:
meeting, group meeting]
2: a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal
meeting in my living room" [syn: meeting, get together]
3: a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their
meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the
hallway" [syn: meeting, encounter]
4: the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his
meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
[syn: meeting, coming together]
5: the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two
groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"
[syn: merging, meeting, coming together]
6: a place where things merge or flow together (especially
rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the
Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" [syn: confluence,
meeting]
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overeating
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n 1: eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
[syn: gluttony, overeating, gula]
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reading
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n 1: the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic
message; "his main reading was detective stories";
"suggestions for further reading"
2: a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading
it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
3: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user
by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the
meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an
approaching storm" [syn: reading, meter reading,
indication]
4: written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned
new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the
airport" [syn: reading, reading material]
5: a mental representation of the meaning or significance of
something [syn: interpretation, reading, version]
6: a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
7: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory)
something prepared in advance; "the program included songs
and recitations of well-loved poems" [syn: recitation,
recital, reading]
8: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he
has a job meter reading for the gas company" [syn: reading,
meter reading]
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repeating
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n 1: the act of doing or performing again [syn: repetition,
repeating]
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seating
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n 1: an area that includes places where several people can sit;
"there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" [syn:
seating, seats, seating room, seating area]
2: the service of ushering people to their seats
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sheeting
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n 1: fabric from which bed sheets are made
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pleating
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n 1: the act of folding in parallel folds [syn: plication,
pleating]
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bleating
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competing
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defeating
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deleting
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depleting
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mistreating
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retreating
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treating
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sleeting
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tweeting
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smeeting
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sweeting
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unseating
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geeting
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keating
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