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Beat

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Definitions for Beat

noun
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
Synonyms
round
Examples
  1. in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
noun
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Synonyms
pulse pulsation heartbeat
Examples
  1. he could feel the beat of her heart
noun
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Synonyms
rhythm musical rhythm
Examples
  1. the piece has a fast rhythm
  2. the conductor set the beat
noun
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies
Examples
  1. has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
noun
a member of the beat generation
Synonyms
beatnik
Examples
  1. a nonconformist in dress and behavior
noun
the sound of stroke or blow
Examples
  1. he heard the beat of a drum
noun
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Synonyms
meter metre measure cadence
noun
a regular rate of repetition
Examples
  1. the cox raised the beat
noun
a stroke or blow
Examples
  1. the signal was two beats on the steam pipe
noun
the act of beating to windward
Examples
  1. sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
verb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Synonyms
beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
Examples
  1. Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
  2. We beat the competition
  3. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
verb
give a beating to
Synonyms
beat up work over
Examples
  1. subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
  2. Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night
  3. The teacher used to beat the students
verb
hit repeatedly
Examples
  1. beat on the door
  2. beat the table with his shoe
verb
move rhythmically
Synonyms
pound thump
Examples
  1. Her heart was beating fast
verb
shape by beating
Examples
  1. beat swords into ploughshares
verb
make a rhythmic sound
Synonyms
drum thrum
Examples
  1. Rain drummed against the windshield
  2. The drums beat all night
verb
glare or strike with great intensity
Examples
  1. The sun was beating down on us
verb
move with a thrashing motion
Synonyms
flap
Examples
  1. The bird flapped its wings
  2. The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
verb
sail with much tacking or with difficulty
Examples
  1. The boat beat in the strong wind
verb
stir vigorously
Synonyms
scramble
Examples
  1. beat the egg whites
  2. beat the cream
verb
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
Examples
  1. beat one's breast
  2. beat one's foot rhythmically
verb
be superior
Examples
  1. Reading beats watching television
  2. This sure beats work!
verb
avoid paying
Synonyms
bunk
Examples
  1. beat the subway fare
verb
make a sound like a clock or a timer
Synonyms
tick ticktock ticktack
Examples
  1. the clocks were ticking
  2. the grandfather clock beat midnight
verb
move with a flapping motion
Synonyms
flap
Examples
  1. The bird's wings were flapping
verb
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
Examples
  1. Beat the rhythm
verb
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Synonyms
pulsate quiver
Examples
  1. the city pulsated with music and excitement
verb
make by pounding or trampling
Examples
  1. beat a path through the forest
verb
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
Examples
  1. beat the drum
verb
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
verb
beat through cleverness and wit
Synonyms
outwit overreach outsmart outfox circumvent
Examples
  1. I beat the traffic
  2. She outfoxed her competitors
verb
be a mystery or bewildering to
Synonyms
perplex vex stick get puzzle mystify baffle pose bewilder flummox stupefy nonplus gravel amaze dumbfound
Examples
  1. This beats me!
  2. Got me--I don't know the answer!
  3. a vexing problem
  4. This question really stuck me
verb
wear out completely
Synonyms
exhaust wash up tucker tucker out
Examples
  1. This kind of work exhausts me
  2. I'm beat
  3. He was all washed up after the exam
adjective
very tired
Synonyms
all in(p) beat(p) bushed(p) dead(p)
Examples
  1. was all in at the end of the day
  2. so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere
  3. bushed after all that exercise
  4. I'm dead after that long trip

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