Many shelters provide counseling and support groups for victims of wife-beaters.

She carried the two worn carpet-beaters out to the yard to beat the dust from the rugs.

After the accident, we took the car to a local panel beater to fix the dents and repaint the door.

The panel beaters worked late into the night to fix the damaged car for the wedding.

At the festival, the ceremonial drums were beaten as one, their synchronized pulses echoing through the valley.

She hung the rug over the railing and began beating it with the old carpet-beater until the dust clouds rose.

She retrieved the old carpet beater from the attic to give the rug a good cleaning.