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42 Definitions of: beat

1. verb, to strike with or as if with a series of violent blows; dash or pound repeatedly (against)
2. verb, to punish by striking; flog
3. verb, to move or cause to move up and down; flap
4. verb, to throb rhythmically; pulsate
5. verb, to make (one's way) by or as if by blows
6. verb, cookery to stir or whisk (an ingredient or mixture) vigorously
7. verb, to shape, make thin, or flatten (a piece of metal) by repeated blows
8. verb, music to indicate (time) by the motion of one's hand, baton, etc, or by the action of a metronome
9. verb, to produce (a sound or signal) by or as if by striking a drum
10. verb, to sound or cause to sound, by or as if by beating
11. verb, to overcome (an opponent) in a contest, battle, etc
12. verb, to drive, push, or thrust
13. verb, to arrive or finish before (someone or something);anticipate or forestall
14. verb, to form (a path or track) by repeatedly walking or riding over it
15. verb, to scour (woodlands, coverts, or undergrowth) so as to rouse game for shooting
16. verb, slang to puzzle or baffle
17. verb, physics (of sounds or electrical signals) to combine and produce a pulsating sound or signal
18. verb, nautical to steer a sailing vessel as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
19. verb, slang to cheat or defraud
20. verb, beat about the bush to avoid the point at issue; prevaricate
21. verb, beat a retreat to withdraw or depart in haste
22. verb, beat it slang to go away
23. verb, beat one's breast. See breast
24. verb, beat someone's brains out slang to kill by knocking severely about the head
25. verb, beat someone to it to reach a place or achieve an objective before someone else
26. verb, beat the bounds (formerly) to define the boundaries of a parish by making a procession around them and hitting the ground with rods
27. verb, can you beat it or that? slang an expression of utter amazement or surprise
28. noun, a stroke or blow
29. noun, the sound made by a stroke or blow
30. noun, a regular sound or stroke; throb
31. noun, a) an assigned or habitual round or route, as of a policeman or sentry b) (as modifier)
32. noun, the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music, usually grouped in twos, threes, or fours
33. noun, a) pop or rock music characterized by a heavy rhythmic beat b) (as modifier)
34. noun, physics the low regular frequency produced by combining two sounds or electrical signals that have similar frequencies
35. noun, horology the impulse given to the balance wheel by the action of the escapement
36. noun, prosody the accent, stress, or ictus in a metrical foot
37. noun, nautical a course that steers a sailing vessel as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
38. noun, a) the act of scouring for game by beating b) the organized scouring of a particular woodland so as to rouse the game in it c) the woodland where game is so roused
39. noun, short for beatnik
40. noun, fencing a sharp tap with one's blade on an opponent's blade to deflect it
41. noun, of, characterized by, or relating to the Beat Generation
42. adjective, slang totally exhausted ▷ See also beat down ▷ See also, beat up
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Synonyms:	assail, overcome, stuff (slang), subdue, round, throb, pound, pulse, thumping, vibration	And more...

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