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Beat

biːt

Beat definitions
verb
beat beaten beating beats
  1. strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip

    "if we were caught we were beaten"

    hit strike batter thump hammer punch knock thrash pound pummel slap smack crack thwack cuff buffet maul pelt drub rain blows on
    • strike (an object) repeatedly so as to make a noise

      "he beat the table with his hand"

    • (of an instrument) make a rhythmical sound through being struck

      "drums were beating in the distance"

    • strike (a carpet, blanket, etc.) repeatedly in order to remove dust

      "upright cleaners have a motorized head which beats the carpet to loosen the dirt"

    • flatten or shape (metal) by striking it repeatedly with a hammer

      "pure gold can be beaten out to form very thin sheets"

    • strike something against (something)

      "she beat her fists against the wood"

    • strike repeatedly at or on something

      "Sid beat on the door with the flat of his hand"

    • move across (an area of land) repeatedly striking at the ground cover in order to raise game birds for shooting

      "they hire boys to beat the Yorkshire moors for game birds"

  2. defeat (someone) in a game or other competitive situation

    "she beat him easily at chess"

    defeat conquer win against get the better of vanquish trounce rout overpower overcome overwhelm overthrow subdue quash crush
    • overcome (a problem or disease)

      "the president said beating violent crime was his first priority"

    • do or be better than (a record or score)

      "he beat his own world record"

    • be better than

      "you can't beat the taste of fresh raspberries"

    • baffle

      "it beats me how you manage to work in this heat"

  3. succeed in getting somewhere ahead of (someone)

    "the defender beat him to the ball"

    • take action to avoid (difficulty or inconvenience)

      "they set off early to beat the traffic"

  4. (of the heart) pulsate

    "her heart beat faster with panic"

    pulsate pulse palpitate vibrate throb reverberate
  5. (of a bird) move (the wings) up and down

    "doves wheel around the rooftops, beating their wings"

    flap flutter move up and down thresh thrash wave shake swing agitate quiver tremble vibrate oscillate
    • (of a bird) fly making rhythmic wing movements

      "an owl beat low over the salt marsh"

  6. stir (cooking ingredients) vigorously to make a smooth or frothy mixture

    "beat the butter until light and fluffy"

    whisk mix blend whip stir fold
  7. sail into the wind, following a zigzag course with repeated tacking

    "we beat southwards all that first day"

    change course change direction change heading
noun
beat beats
  1. a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry

    "the glissando begins on the second beat"

    stress emphasis accentuation force prominence
    • a strong rhythm in popular music

      "the music changed to a funky disco beat"

    • a regular, rhythmic sound or movement

      "the beat of the wipers became almost hypnotic"

    • the sound made when something, especially a musical instrument, is struck

      "he heard the beat of a drum"

    • a pulsation of the heart
    • a periodic variation of sound or amplitude due to the combination of two sounds, electrical signals, or other vibrations having similar but not identical frequencies
  2. the movement of a bird's wings

    "the beat of the swallow's wings as they dive after midges"

    flutter fluttering beat beating waving shaking flailing
  3. an area allocated to a police officer and patrolled on foot

    "his beat was in North London"

    circuit round course route way path orbit tour turn
    • a spell of duty allocated to a police officer

      "his beat ended at 6 a.m"

    • an area regularly frequented by someone

      "a few, new to their beat, looked at him with interest"

    • a person's area of interest

      "his beat is construction, property, and hotels"

    • a stretch of water fished by an angler

      "you don't necessarily have to fish on the priciest beats to find good sport"

  4. a brief pause or moment of hesitation

    "she waited for a beat of three seconds"

    stop cessation break halt stoppage standstill interruption check lull respite stay breathing space discontinuation discontinuance hiatus gap lapse (of time) interlude intermission interval entr'acte
adjective
beat
  1. completely exhausted

    "I'm beat—I need an hour or so to rest"

    exhausted tired out worn out weary dog-tired bone-tired bone-weary ready to drop on one's last legs asleep on one's feet drained fatigued enervated debilitated spent
  2. relating to the beat generation or its philosophy

    "beat poet Allen Ginsberg"