beat
beat/bēt/
verb
- 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"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 around, rough up, fill in, give someone a good hiding, chastise
- defeat (someone) in a game or other competitive situation."she beat him easily at chess"synonyms: defeat, conquer, win against, get the better of, vanquish, trounce, rout, overpower, overcome, overwhelm, overthrow, subdue, quash, crush, lick, thrash, whip, wipe the floor with, clobber, own
- succeed in getting somewhere ahead of (someone)."the goalie beat him to the ball"
- (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
- (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
- stir (cooking ingredients) vigorously with a fork, whisk, or beater to make a smooth or frothy mixture."beat the butter until light and fluffy"synonyms: whisk, mix, blend, whip, stir, fold
- sail into the wind, following a zigzag course with repeated tacking."we beat southward all that first day"
noun
- a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry."the glissando begins on the second beat"
- the movement of a bird's wings."the beat of the swallow's wings as they dive after midges"
- an area allocated to a police officer to patrol."public clamor for more police officers on the beat"synonyms: circuit, round, course, route, way, path, orbit, tour, turn
- a brief pause or moment of hesitation, typically one lasting a specified length."she waited for a beat of three seconds"
- short for beatnik.
adjective
- 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, gassed, stonkered, toilworn, fordone, buggered, rooted
- relating to the beat generation or its philosophy."beat poet Allen Ginsberg"
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Sep 8, 2024 · 1 · to hit again and again. beat a drum. rain beating on the roof. —often used with up. two bullies beat him up ; 2 · to drive or force by blows.
to defeat or do better than: beat someone at something Simon always beats me at tennis. The Miami Heat beat the Pacers by five points, 95-90.
Music theorists describe it as the steady “pulse”: the heartbeat that underlies a piece of music. This pulse may be explicit in the accompaniment to the melody,
Beat, hit, pound, strike, thrash refer to the giving of a blow or blows. Beat implies the giving of repeated blows: to beat a rug. To hit is usually to give a ...
1. to hit or strike repeatedly; pound 2. to punish by striking repeatedly and hard; whip, flog, spank, etc. 3. to dash repeatedly against waves.
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to hit against something hard, making a continuous or regular sound: Rain beat against the windows. The soldiers started beating their drums.
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BEAT meaning: 1 : to hit (something) repeatedly; 2 : to hit (someone) repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury.
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5 days ago · 1. an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage also : the injury or damage thus inflicted 2. pulsation 3. defeat, setback
definition 1: to hit again and again. He beat the drum with his new drumsticks. synonyms: club, flail, knock, pound similar words: batter, clobber, hammer, ...