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English Definitions
beat
N
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
beat
N
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
beat
N
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
beat
N
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
beat
N
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
beat
N
the sound of stroke or blow
beat
N
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
beat
N
a regular rate of repetition
beat
N
the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
beat
V
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
beat
V
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
beat
V
make a rhythmic sound
beat
V
glare or strike with great intensity
beat
V
move with a thrashing motion
beat
V
sail with much tacking or with difficulty
beat
V
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
beat
V
make a sound like a clock or a timer
beat
V
move with a flapping motion
beat
V
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
beat
V
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
beat
V
make by pounding or trampling
beat
V
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
beat
V
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
beat
V
beat through cleverness and wit
beat
V
be a mystery or bewildering to
beat
V
wear out completely
beat a retreat
V
depart hastily
beat about
V
search anxiously
beat around the bush
V
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
V
cause to move back by force or influence
beat down
V
persuade the seller to accept a lower price
beat down
V
dislodge from a position
N
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
beat in
V
teach by drills and repetition
V
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
beat out
V
beat out a rhythm
beat up
V
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
beat-up
damaged by blows or hard usage
susceptible to being defeated
formed or made thin by hammering
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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