Definitions of beat in various dictionaries:
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a regular route for a sentry or policeman
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the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
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the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
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a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies
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a member of the beat generation
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the sound of stroke or blow
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(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
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a regular rate of repetition
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a stroke or blow
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the act of beating to windward
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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give a beating to
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hit repeatedly
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move rhythmically
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shape by beating
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make a rhythmic sound
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glare or strike with great intensity
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move with a thrashing motion
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sail with much tacking or with difficulty
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stir vigorously
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strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
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be superior
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avoid paying
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make a sound like a clock or a timer
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move with a flapping motion
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indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
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move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
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make by pounding or trampling
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produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
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strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
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beat through cleverness and wit
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be a mystery or bewildering to
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wear out completely
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very tired
To strike repeatedly.
To punish by hitting or whipping; flog.
To strike against repeatedly and with force; pound: waves beating the shore.
To flap, especially wings.
To strike so as to produce music or a signal: beat a drum.
To mark or count (time or rhythm) with the hands or with a baton.
To shape or break by repeated blows; forge: beat the glowing metal into a dagger.
To make by pounding or trampling: beat a path through the jungle.
To mix rapidly with a utensil: beat two eggs in a bowl.
To defeat or subdue, as in a contest.
To force to withdraw or retreat: beat back the enemy.
To dislodge from a position: I beat him down to a lower price.
To be superior to or better than: Riding beats walking.
To perplex or baffle: It beats me; I don’t know the answer.
Informal.
To avoid or counter the effects of, often by thinking ahead; circumvent: beat the traffic.
To arrive or finish before (another): We beat you home by five minutes.
To deprive, as by craft or ability: He beat me out of 20 dollars with his latest scheme.
To inflict repeated blows.
To pulsate; throb.
To cause beating by superposing waves of different frequencies.
To emit sound when struck: The gong beat thunderously.
To strike a drum.
To flap repeatedly.
To be victorious or successful; win.
To hunt through woods or underbrush in search of game.
To sail in the direction from which the wind blows.
A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound or serves as a signal.
A pulsation or throb.
A pulsation produced by beating.
Music.
A regular, rhythmical unit of time.
The gesture used by a conductor to indicate this unit of time.
The symbol representing this unit of time.
The measured, rhythmical sound of verse; meter.
The area regularly covered by a reporter, a police officer, or a sentry: television’s culture beat.
The reporting of a news item obtained ahead of one’s competitors.
Wornout; fatigued.
Of, relating to, or being a beatnik: the beat generation.
To drive away.
To masturbate.
adj - to strike repeatedly [v BEAT, BEATEN, BEATING, BEATS] : BEATABLE