Beat

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To strike repeatedly.
  • intransitive verb. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse; batter.
  • intransitive verb. To punish by hitting or whipping; flog.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To strike against repeatedly and with force; pound.
  • intransitive verb. To flap (wings, for example).
  • intransitive verb. To strike so as to produce music or a signal.
  • intransitive verb. To mark or count (time or rhythm), especially with the hands or with a baton.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To shape or break by repeated blows; forge.
  • intransitive verb. To make by pounding or trampling.
  • intransitive verb. To mix rapidly with a utensil.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To defeat or subdue, as in a contest. synonym: defeat.
  • intransitive verb. To force to withdraw or retreat.
  • intransitive verb. To dislodge from a position.
  • intransitive verb. To be superior to or better than.
  • intransitive verb. To perplex or baffle.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To avoid or counter the effects of, often by thinking ahead; circumvent.
  • intransitive verb. To arrive or finish before (another).
  • intransitive verb. To deprive, as by craft or ability.
  • intransitive verb. To cause a reference wave to combine with (a second wave) so that the frequency of the second wave can be studied through time variations in the amplitude of the combination.
  • intransitive verb. To inflict repeated blows.
  • intransitive verb. To pulsate; throb.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To emit sound when struck.
  • intransitive verb. To strike a drum.
  • intransitive verb. To flap repeatedly.
  • intransitive verb. To shine or glare intensely.
  • intransitive verb. To fall in torrents.
  • intransitive verb. To hunt through woods or underbrush in search of game.
  • intransitive verb. To sail in the direction from which the wind blows.
  • noun. A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound or serves as a signal.
  • noun. A pulsation or throb.
  • noun. A variation in the amplitude of a wave, especially that which results from the superpositioning of two or more waves of different frequencies. When sound waves are combined, the beat is heard as a pulsation in the sound.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A steady succession of units of rhythm.
  • noun. A gesture used by a conductor to indicate such a unit.
  • noun. A pattern of stress that produces the rhythm of verse.
  • noun. A variable unit of time measuring a pause taken by an actor, as for dramatic effect.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The area regularly covered by a reporter, a police officer, or a sentry.
  • noun. The reporting of a news item obtained ahead of one's competitors.
  • noun. A member of the Beat Generation.
  • adjective. Worn-out; fatigued.
  • adjective. Of or relating to the Beat Generation.
  • phrasal verb. To drive away.
  • phrasal verb. To masturbate.
  • cross-reference
    blowy  circuit  clock  dead beat  defeat  
    Equivalent
    Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    be  cheat  chisel  create  exceed  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Crete  Deet  Delete  Fleet  Grete  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blast  burst  clatter  fall  go  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    verb-form
    beaten  beating  beats