beat off

verb

beat off; beaten off or beat off; beating off; beats off

transitive verb

: repel

intransitive verb

vulgar : masturbate

—used of a male

Synonyms

• fend (off)
• rebut
• repel
• repulse
• stave off
• turn away
• turn back

Examples of beat off in a Sentence

the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense