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    beat
    [biːt]
    VERB
    beats (third person present) · beating (present participle) · beaten (past participle)
    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" ·
      "the victims were beaten to death with baseball bats" · "they beat me with a stick and punched me"
      synonyms:
      hit · strike · batter · thump · hammer · punch · knock · thrash · pound ·
      pummel · slap · smack · crack · thwack · cuff · buffet · maul · pelt · drub · rain blows on · assault · attack · abuse · flay · whip · lash · cudgel · club · birch · wallop · belt · bash · whack · clout · clobber · slug · tan · biff · bop · sock · deck · plug · lay into · do over · knock about/around · rough up · fill in · knock into the middle of next week · beat the living daylights out of · give someone a good hiding · chastise
      • strike (an object) repeatedly so as to make a noise.
        "he beat the table with his hand"
        synonyms:
        bang · hit · strike · rap · tap · pound · thump · hammer · play · sound ·
        perform on · make music on
      • (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"
        synonyms:
      • (beat something against/on)
        strike something against (something).
        "she beat her fists against the wood"
        synonyms:
        beat against · dash against · crash against · pound · batter · buffet ·
        smack against · strike · hit · knock
      • strike repeatedly at or on something.
        "Sidney beat on the door with the flat of his hand" ·
        "Emmie began to beat at the flames"
        synonyms:
        bang · tap · rap · thump · pound · hammer · strike · hit · batter · buffet · pummel
      • 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" ·
      "Juventus were beaten 2–1"
      synonyms:
    3. succeed in getting somewhere ahead of (someone).
      "the defender beat him to the ball"
    4. (of the heart) pulsate.
      "her heart beat faster with panic"
      synonyms:
      pulsate · pulse · palpitate · vibrate · throb · reverberate · pump · pound ·
      thump · thud · hammer · drum · pitter-patter · go pit-a-pat · quop
    5. (of a bird) move (the wings) up and down.
      "doves wheel around the rooftops, beating their wings"
      synonyms:
      flap · flutter · move up and down · thresh · thrash · wave · shake · swing ·
      agitate · quiver · tremble · vibrate · oscillate
    6. stir (cooking ingredients) vigorously to make a smooth or frothy mixture.
      "beat the butter until light and fluffy" ·
      "beat the cream into the mixture"
      synonyms:
      whisk · mix · blend · whip · stir · fold
    7. informal
      (beat it)
      leave.
      "now beat it, will you!"
      synonyms:
      leave · go · go away · depart · get going · get out · be off with you · shoo ·
      scram · be on your way · run along · skedaddle · split · vamoose · scat · get lost · push off · buzz off · shove off · clear off · go (and) jump in the lake · hop it · bog off · naff off · on your bike · get along · sling your hook · bug off · light out · haul off · haul ass · take a powder · hit the trail · take a hike · nick off · rack off · voetsak · hamba · begone · avaunt
    8. sailing
      sail into the wind, following a zigzag course with repeated tacking.
      "we beat southwards all that first day"
      synonyms:
      change course · change direction · change heading · swerve · zigzag ·
      veer off/away · go about · come about · sail into the wind
    NOUN
    beats (plural noun)
    1. a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.
      "the glissando begins on the second beat"
      synonyms:
    2. the movement of a bird's wings.
      "the beat of the swallow's wings as they dive after midges"
      synonyms:
    3. an area allocated to a police officer and patrolled on foot.
      "his beat was in North London" ·
      "it's important to have cops on the beat"
      synonyms:
      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"
        synonyms:
      • informal
        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"
      synonyms:
    5. informal
      short for beatnik.
    ADJECTIVE
    1. informal
      completely exhausted.
      "I'm beat—I need an hour or so to rest"
      synonyms:
      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 · jet-lagged · out of breath · breathless · panting · puffing · puffed · puffed out · puffing and blowing · gasping (for breath) · done in · all in · dead on one's feet · dead beat · shattered · bushed · fagged out · knocked out · wiped out · running on empty · zonked out · worn to a frazzle · frazzled · bushwhacked · knackered · whacked (out) · shagged out · jiggered · wabbit · pooped · tuckered out · fried · whipped · stonkered · toilworn · fordone
      antonyms:
      fresh as a daisy · raring to go
    2. relating to the beat generation or its philosophy.
      "beat poet Allen Ginsberg"
    ORIGIN
    Old Englishbēatan, of Germanic origin.
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    04/01/2015 · Beat definition, to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. See more.

  4. Beat (music) - Wikipedia

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    • In music and music theory, the beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse, of the mensural level. The beat is often defined as the rhythm listeners would tap their toes to when listening to a piece of music, or the numbers a musician counts while performing, though in practice this may be technically incorrect. In popular use, beat can refer to a variety of related concepts, including pulse, tempo, meter, specific rhythms, and groove. Rhythm in music is characterized by a repeating sequence of st
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    Beaten definition is - hammered into a desired shape. How to use beaten in a sentence.

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