beat

strike repeatedly; vanquish; sound a signal: beat a drum; a rhythmical unit of time: The metronome set the beat.
Not to be confused with:beet – a vegetable with a (usually) dark red bulbous root: My mother made pickled beets.

beat

B0138200 (bēt)v. beat, beat·en (bēt′n) or beat, beat·ing, beats v.tr.1. a. To strike repeatedly.b. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse; batter.c. To punish by hitting or whipping; flog.2. a. To strike against repeatedly and with force; pound: waves beating the shore.b. To flap (wings, for example).c. To strike so as to produce music or a signal: beat a drum.d. Music To mark or count (time or rhythm), especially with the hands or with a baton.3. a. To shape or break by repeated blows; forge: beat the glowing metal into a dagger.b. To make by pounding or trampling: beat a path through the jungle.4. To mix rapidly with a utensil: beat two eggs in a bowl.5. a. To defeat or subdue, as in a contest. See Synonyms at defeat.b. To force to withdraw or retreat: beat back the enemy.c. To dislodge from a position: I beat him down to a lower price.6. Informal To be superior to or better than: Riding beats walking.7. Slang To perplex or baffle: It beats me; I don't know the answer.8. Informal a. To avoid or counter the effects of, often by thinking ahead; circumvent: beat the traffic.b. To arrive or finish before (another): We beat you home by five minutes.c. To deprive, as by craft or ability: He beat me out of 20 dollars with his latest scheme.9. Physics 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.v.intr.1. To inflict repeated blows.2. To pulsate; throb.3. a. To emit sound when struck: The gong beat thunderously.b. To strike a drum.4. To flap repeatedly.5. To shine or glare intensely: The sun beat down on us all day.6. To fall in torrents: The rain beat on the roof.7. To hunt through woods or underbrush in search of game.8. Nautical To sail upwind by tacking repeatedly.n.1. A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound or serves as a signal.2. A pulsation or throb.3. Physics 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.4. Music a. A steady succession of units of rhythm.b. A gesture used by a conductor to indicate such a unit.5. A pattern of stress that produces the rhythm of verse.6. A variable unit of time measuring a pause taken by an actor, as for dramatic effect.7. a. The area regularly covered by a reporter, a police officer, or a sentry: television's culture beat.b. The reporting of a news item obtained ahead of one's competitors.8. often Beat A member of the Beat Generation.adj.1. Informal Worn-out; fatigued.2. often Beat Of or relating to the Beat Generation.Phrasal Verbs: beat off1. To drive away.2. Vulgar Slang To masturbate. beat out Baseball To reach base safely on (a bunt or ground ball) when a putout is attempted.Idioms: beat all To be impressive or amazing. Often used in negative conditional constructions: If that doesn't beat all! beat a retreat To make a hasty withdrawal.beat around/about the bush To fail to confront a subject directly. beat it Slang To leave hurriedly. beat the bushes To make an exhaustive search.beat the drum/drums To give enthusiastic public support or promotion: a politician who beats the drum for liberalism. beat up on1. To attack physically.2. To criticize or scold harshly. to beat the band To an extreme degree.

[Middle English beten, from Old English bēaten; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: beat, batter¹, buffet², hammer, pound², pummel, thrash
These verbs mean to hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows: beat each other with sticks; a ship battered by storm waves; buffeted him with her open palm; hammered his opponent with his fists; troops pounded by mortar fire; pummeled the bully soundly; dolphins thrashing the water with their tails. See Also Synonyms at defeat.

beat

(biːt) vb, beats, beating, beat, beaten or beat1. (when: intr, often foll by against, on, etc) to strike with or as if with a series of violent blows; dash or pound repeatedly (against)2. (tr) to punish by striking; flog3. to move or cause to move up and down; flap: the bird beat its wings heavily. 4. (intr) to throb rhythmically; pulsate: her heart beat fast. 5. (tr) to make (one's way) by or as if by blows: she beat her way out of the crowd. 6. (Cookery) cookery (sometimes foll by: up) to stir or whisk (an ingredient or mixture) vigorously7. (Metallurgy) (sometimes foll by: out) to shape, make thin, or flatten (a piece of metal) by repeated blows8. (Music, other) (tr) music to indicate (time) by the motion of one's hand, baton, etc, or by the action of a metronome9. (when: tr, sometimes foll by out) to produce (a sound or signal) by or as if by striking a drum10. to sound or cause to sound, by or as if by beating: beat the drums!. 11. to overcome (an opponent) in a contest, battle, etc12. (tr; often foll by back, down, off etc) to drive, push, or thrust13. (tr) to arrive or finish before (someone or something); anticipate or forestall: they set off early to beat the rush hour. 14. (tr) to form (a path or track) by repeatedly walking or riding over it15. (Hunting) to scour (woodlands, coverts, or undergrowth) so as to rouse game for shooting16. (tr) slang to puzzle or baffle: it beats me how he can do that. 17. (General Physics) (intr) physics (of sounds or electrical signals) to combine and produce a pulsating sound or signal18. (Nautical Terms) (intr) nautical to steer a sailing vessel as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing19. (tr) slang chiefly US to cheat or defraud: he beat his brother out of the inheritance. 20. beat about the bush to avoid the point at issue; prevaricate21. beat a retreat to withdraw or depart in haste22. beat it slang (often imperative) to go away23. beat one's breast See breast¹⁰24. beat someone's brains out slang to kill by knocking severely about the head25. beat someone to it informal to reach a place or achieve an objective before someone else26. (Ecclesiastical Terms) beat the bounds Brit (formerly) to define the boundaries of a parish by making a procession around them and hitting the ground with rods27. can you beat it? can you beat that? slang an expression of utter amazement or surprisen28. a stroke or blow29. the sound made by a stroke or blow30. a regular sound or stroke; throb31. a. an assigned or habitual round or route, as of a policeman or sentryb. (as modifier): beat police officers. 32. (Pop Music) the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music, usually grouped in twos, threes, or fours33. (Pop Music) a. pop or rock music characterized by a heavy rhythmic beatb. (as modifier): a beat group. 34. (General Physics) physics the low regular frequency produced by combining two sounds or electrical signals that have similar frequencies35. (Horology) horology the impulse given to the balance wheel by the action of the escapement36. (Poetry) prosody the accent, stress, or ictus in a metrical foot37. (Nautical Terms) nautical a course that steers a sailing vessel as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing38. (Hunting) a. the act of scouring for game by beatingb. the organized scouring of a particular woodland so as to rouse the game in itc. the woodland where game is so roused39. (Sociology) short for beatnik40. (Fencing) fencing a sharp tap with one's blade on an opponent's blade to deflect it41. (Sociology) (modifier, often capital) of, characterized by, or relating to the Beat Generation: a beat poet; beat philosophy. adj (postpositive) slang totally exhausted[Old English bēatan; related to Old Norse bauta, Old High German bōzan] ˈbeatable adj

beat

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v. beat, beat•en beat, beat•ing, v.t. 1. to strike forcefully and repeatedly: to beat a toy drum. 2. to hit (a person or animal) repeatedly so as to cause painful injury; thrash (often fol. by up). 3. to dash against: rain beating the trees. 4. to flutter or flap: a bird beating its wings. 5. to sound, as on a drum: to beat a tattoo. 6. to stir vigorously. 7. to break, forge, or make by blows: to beat swords into plowshares. 8. to make (a path) by repeated treading. 9. to mark (time) by strokes, as with the hand or a metronome. 10. to scour (the forest, grass, or brush) in order to rouse game. 11. to overcome, as in a contest; defeat. 12. Informal. to be superior to: Making reservations beats waiting in line. 13. Informal. to baffle: It beats me how he got the job. 14. Informal. to mitigate or offset the effects of: beating the hot weather. 15. Slang. to swindle; cheat (often fol. by out). 16. Slang. to escape or avoid (blame or punishment). 17. (in weaving) to strike (the loose pick) into its proper place in the woven cloth with the reed or other comblike device. v.i. 18. to strike with or as if with repeated blows. 19. to throb or pulsate. 20. to resound under blows, as a drum. 21. to achieve victory in a contest; win. 22. to play, as on a drum. 23. to scour cover for game. 24. (of a cooking ingredient) to permit beating. 25. to tack to windward by sailing close-hauled. 26. beat about, to search through; scour. 27. beat back, to force back; compel to withdraw. 28. beat down, a. to bring into subjection; subdue. b. Informal. to persuade (a seller) to lower the price. 29. beat off, to ward off; repulse. 30. beat out, a. to defeat; win or be chosen over. b. to create hurriedly; bat out. n. 31. a stroke or blow. 32. the sound made by one or more such blows. 33. a throb or pulsation: a pulse of 60 beats per minute. 34. one's assigned or regular path or habitual round: a police officer's beat. 35. a. the audible, visual, or mental marking of the metrical divisions of music. b. a stroke of the hand, baton, etc., marking the time division or an accent for music during performance. 36. the accent stress, or ictus, in a foot or rhythmical unit of poetry. 37. a variation in amplitude or volume caused by the interference of two waves that have slightly different frequencies. 38. a. the reporting of a piece of news ahead of one's rivals; scoop. Compare exclusive (def. 10). b. Also called newsbeat. the news source, activity, etc., that a reporter is assigned to cover. 39. (often cap.) beatnik. adj. 40. Informal. exhausted; worn out. 41. (often cap.) of or characteristic of members of the Beat Generation or beatniks. Idioms: 1. beat all, to be surprising or impressive: Did he really? Well, if that doesn't beat all! 2. beat it, Informal. to go away. 3. on the beat, in the correct rhythm or tempo. [before 900; Middle English beten, Old English bēatan, c. Old High German bōzzan] beat′a•ble, adj. syn: 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 usu. to give a single blow, definitely directed: to hit a ball. To pound is to give heavy and repeated blows, often with the fist: to pound the table. To strike is to give one or more forceful blows suddenly or swiftly: to strike a gong. To thrash implies inflicting repeated blows as punishment, to show superior strength, or the like: to thrash an opponent.

Beat

a quantity to be beaten or processed at once; a bundle of flax or hemp made up ready for steeping, 1616.

beat

To beat someone or something means to hit them several times very hard.

His stepfather used to beat him.The rain was beating against the window.

If you beat someone in a game, you defeat them.

She always beats me when we play chess.

The past tense of beat is beat. The -ed participle is beaten.

Arsenal beat Oxford United 5-1.They were beaten to death.

win

defeat">defeat beat1. 'win'

If you win a war, fight, game, or contest, you defeat your opponent. The past tense and -ed participle of win is won /wʌn/.

We won the game easily.The party had won a great victory.2. 'defeat' and 'beat'

Don't say that someone 'wins' an enemy or opponent. In a war or battle, you say that one side defeats the other.

The French defeated the English troops.

In a game or contest, you say that one person or side defeats or beats the other.

He defeated his rival in the semi-finals and went on to win the tournament.She beat him at chess.

beat

Past participle: beaten
Gerund: beating

Imperative
beat
beat

Present
I beat
you beat
he/she/it beats
we beat
you beat
they beat

Preterite
I beat
you beat
he/she/it beat
we beat
you beat
they beat

Present Continuous
I am beating
you are beating
he/she/it is beating
we are beating
you are beating
they are beating

Present Perfect
I have beaten
you have beaten
he/she/it has beaten
we have beaten
you have beaten
they have beaten

Past Continuous
I was beating
you were beating
he/she/it was beating
we were beating
you were beating
they were beating

Past Perfect
I had beaten
you had beaten
he/she/it had beaten
we had beaten
you had beaten
they had beaten

Future
I will beat
you will beat
he/she/it will beat
we will beat
you will beat
they will beat

Future Perfect
I will have beaten
you will have beaten
he/she/it will have beaten
we will have beaten
you will have beaten
they will have beaten

Future Continuous
I will be beating
you will be beating
he/she/it will be beating
we will be beating
you will be beating
they will be beating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been beating
you have been beating
he/she/it has been beating
we have been beating
you have been beating
they have been beating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been beating
you will have been beating
he/she/it will have been beating
we will have been beating
you will have been beating
they will have been beating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been beating
you had been beating
he/she/it had been beating
we had been beating
you had been beating
they had been beating

Conditional
I would beat
you would beat
he/she/it would beat
we would beat
you would beat
they would beat

Past Conditional
I would have beaten
you would have beaten
he/she/it would have beaten
we would have beaten
you would have beaten
they would have beaten

beat

To make a mixture smooth and aerated by rapidly turning it using a hand beater, electric mixer, wire whisk or spoon.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	beat - a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"rounditinerary, route, path - an established line of travel or access
	2.	beat - the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"heartbeat, pulse, pulsationperiodic event, recurrent event - an event that recurs at intervalsdiastole - the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with bloodsystole - the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary arterythrobbing, pounding, throb - an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head"
	3.	beat - the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"musical rhythm, rhythmbackbeat - a loud steady beatdownbeat - the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)offbeat, upbeat - an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)syncopation - a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beatmusical time - (music) the beat of musical rhythm
	4.	beat - a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillationsoscillation, vibration - (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
	5.	beat - a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behaviorbeatnikbeat generation, beatniks, beats - 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)recusant, nonconformist - someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
	6.	beat - the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	7.	beat - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of versecadence, metre, meter, measuremetrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versificationpoetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody - (prosody) a system of versificationcatalexis - the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or versescansion - analysis of verse into metrical patternscommon meter, common measure - the usual (iambic) meter of a balladmetrical foot, metrical unit, foot - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
	8.	beat - a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"pace, rate - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
	9.	beat - a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"stroke - a single complete movement
	10.	beat - the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowingsailing - riding in a sailboat
Verb	1.	beat - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shelloutscore, outpoint - score more points than one's opponentswalk over - beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"eliminate - remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"worst, whip, mop up, pip, rack up - defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"whomp - beat overwhelminglyget the best, have the best, overcome - overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"spreadeagle, rout, spread-eagle - defeat disastrouslyget the jump - be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors"chicane, chouse, jockey, cheat, shaft, screw - defeat someone through trickery or deceitoutsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"defeat, get the better of, overcome - win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"surmount, master, overcome, subdue, get over - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump - get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"outfight - to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"overmaster, overpower, overwhelm - overcome by superior forcecheckmate, mate - place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"immobilise, immobilize - make defenselessoutplay - excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Lakers"drub, lick, clobber, cream, bat, thrash - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
	2.	beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"beat up, work overstrong-arm - use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"soak - beat severelypistol-whip - beat with a pistolbelabour, belabor - beat soundlyrough up - treat violently; "The police strong-armed the suspect"flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"cane, lambast, lambaste, flog - beat with a canekayo, knock cold, knock out - knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"flail, thrash, lam, thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hardclobber, baste, batter - strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"larrup, spank, paddle - give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
	3.	beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"full - beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the cloth"beat - strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for huntingbeat - strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music; "beat one's breast"; "beat one's foot rhythmically"beetle - beat with a beetlebastinado - beat somebody on the soles of the feetstrike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"coldcock, floor, knock down, deck, dump - knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"whang - beat with forcepaste - hit with the fists; "He pasted his opponent"thresh, thrash - beat the seeds out of a grainhammer - beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
	4.	beat - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"thump, poundmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"pulsate, pulse, throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"palpitate, flutter - beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"thrash - beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at allbeat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"flap - move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
	5.	beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"forge, hammer - create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
	6.	beat - make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"drum, thrumbeat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	7.	beat - glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us"glare - shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"
	8.	beat - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"flapmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"flutter - flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead"flap, beat - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"bate - flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falconsclap - cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"
	9.	beat - sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind"navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to placesail - travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"
	10.	beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"scramblecookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"whisk, whip - whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"cream - make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter"raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up, agitate - change the arrangement or position of
	11.	beat - strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music; "beat one's breast"; "beat one's foot rhythmically"beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
	12.	beat - be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	13.	beat - avoid paying; "beat the subway fare"bunkcheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	14.	beat - make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"ticktack, ticktock, ticksound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	15.	beat - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"flapmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"flap, beat - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"flail, thresh - move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"clap - strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
	16.	beat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"beat - produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum"thump, beat, pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"tap out, thump out, beat out - beat out a rhythmdrum, thrum, beat - make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
	17.	beat - move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"pulsate, quivermove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"pulsate, pulse, throb - expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
	18.	beat - make by pounding or trampling; "beat a path through the forest"create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	19.	beat - produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannerplay - perform music on (a musical instrument); "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"beat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"
	20.	beat - strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for huntingbeat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
	21.	beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfoxbeat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
	22.	beat - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, amaze, stupefy, gravel, vex, pose, stick, getstump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her"befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
	23.	beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash upfag out, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, tire out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, fag, wear - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"frazzle - exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"play - exhaust by allowing to pull on the line; "play a hooked fish"kill - tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"
Adj.	1.	beat - very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip"all in, bushed, deadcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechtired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"

beat

verb1. batter, break, hit, strike, knock, punch, belt (informal), whip, deck (slang), bruise, bash (informal), sock (slang), lash, chin (slang), pound, smack, thrash, cane, thump, lick (informal), buffet, clout (informal), flog, whack, maul, clobber (slang), wallop (informal), tonk (informal), cudgel, thwack, lambast(e), lay one on (slang), drub They were beaten to death with baseball bats.2. pound, strike, hammer, batter, thrash, pelt The rain was beating on the window pains.3. throb, pulse, tick, thump, tremble, pound, quake, quiver, vibrate, pulsate, palpitate I felt my heart beat faster.4. hit, play, strike, bang, rap, hammer When you beat the drum, you feel good.5. whisk, mix, stir, fold, whip, blend, fluff up Beat the eggs and sugar until they start to thicken.6. flap, thrash, flutter, agitate, wag, swish Its wings beat slowly.7. defeat, outdo, trounce, overcome, stuff (slang), master, tank (slang), crush, overwhelm, conquer, lick (informal), undo, subdue, excel, surpass, overpower, outstrip, clobber (slang), vanquish, outrun, subjugate, run rings around (informal), wipe the floor with (informal), knock spots off (informal), make mincemeat of (informal), pip at the post, outplay, blow out of the water (slang), put in the shade (informal), bring to their knees She was easily beaten into third place.8. exceed, best, top, cap, eclipse, surpass, transcend, outdo, go one better than (informal), put in the shade He was as eager as his captain to beat the record.noun1. pounding, striking, hammering, battering, thrashing, thumping the rhythmic beat of the surf2. throb, pounding, pumping, pulse, thumping, vibration, pulsating, palpitation, pulsation He could hear the beat of his heart.3. rhythm, time, measure (Prosody), movement, pattern, swing, metre, accent, pulse, tempo, cadence, lilt the dance beats of the last two decades4. route, way, course, rounds, path, circuit I was a relatively new PC on the beat, stationed in Hendon.beat it (Slang) go away, leave, depart, get lost (informal), piss off (taboo slang), shoo, exit, go to hell (informal), fuck off (offensive taboo slang), hook it (slang), bugger off (taboo slang), scarper (Brit. slang), pack your bags (informal), make tracks, hop it (slang), scram (informal), get on your bike (Brit. slang), bog off (Brit. slang), skedaddle (informal), sling your hook (Brit. slang), vamoose (slang, chiefly U.S.), voetsek (S. African offensive) Beat it before it's too late.beat someone up assault (Informal) attack, batter, thrash, set about, do over (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), work over (slang), clobber (slang), assail, set upon, lay into (informal), put the boot in (slang), lambast(e), duff up (Brit. slang), beat the living daylights out of (informal), knock about or around, fill in (Brit. slang) Then they actually beat her up as well.beat something out put out, stifle, smother, extinguish, snuff out His brother beat out the flames with a blanket.beat yourself up torture yourself, suffer, worry, struggle, be distressed, go through the mill, be in anguish Don't beat yourself up about it.

beat

verb1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:assail, assault, baste, batter, belabor, buffet, drub, hammer, pound, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh.Informal: lambaste.Slang: clobber.Idiom: rain blows on.2. To punish with blows or lashes:flog, hide, lash, thrash, whip.Informal: trim.Slang: lay into, lick.3. To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down:flap, flitter, flop, flutter, waggle, wave.4. To indicate (time or rhythm), as with repeated gestures or sounds:count.Idioms: keep time , mark time.5. To make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements:palpitate, pound, pulsate, pulse, throb.6. To shape, break, or flatten with repeated blows:forge, hammer, pound.7. To mix rapidly to a frothy consistency:whip, whisk.8. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst.Informal: trim, whip.Slang: ace, lick.Idioms: carry the day, get the best of, get the better of, go someone one better.9. Informal. To be greater or better than:best, better, exceed, excel, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outshine, outstrip, pass, surpass, top, transcend.Idioms: go beyond, go one better.10. Slang. To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say:confound, nonplus.Informal: flummox, stick, stump, throw.Idiom: put someone at a loss.phrasal verb
beat downTo be projected with blinding intensity:blaze, glare.phrasal verb
beat offTo turn or drive away:fend (off), keep off, parry, repel, repulse, ward off.noun1. A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound:clunk, pound, thud, thump.2. A periodic contraction or sound of something coursing:palpitation, pulsation, pulse, throb.3. The patterned, recurring alternation of contrasting elements, such as stressed and unstressed notes in music:cadence, cadency, measure, meter, rhythm, swing.4. An area regularly covered, as by a policeman or reporter:circuit, round, route.adjectiveInformal. Extremely tired:bleary, dead, drained, exhausted, fatigued, rundown, spent, tired out, wearied, weariful, weary, worn-down, worn-out.Informal: bushed, tuckered (out).Slang: done in, fagged (out), pooped (out).Idioms: all in, ready to drop.

Translations

巡逻路线战胜打打拍子拍子

beat

(biːt) – past tense beat: past participle ˈbeaten – verb1. to strike or hit repeatedly. Beat the drum. （接连地）击打 2. to win against. She beat me in a contest.战胜3. to mix thoroughly. to beat an egg.搅拌4. to move in a regular rhythm. My heart is beating faster than usual.跳动5. to mark or indicate (musical time) with a baton etc. A conductor beats time for an orchestra.打拍子 noun1. a regular stroke or its sound. I like the beat of that song. 敲击声，拍子 2. a regular or usual course. a policeman's beat.巡逻路线ˈbeater noun敲打者ˈbeating noun敲打ˈbeaten adjective1. overcome; defeated. the beaten team; He looked tired and beaten.打败了的2. mixed thoroughly. beaten egg.充分搅拌的beat about the bush to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision. 旁敲侧击beat down1. (of the sun) to give out great heat. The sun's rays beat down on us. （太阳）直射，烤晒 2. to (force to) lower a price by bargaining. We beat the price down; We beat him down to a good price.杀价beat it to go away. Beat it, or I'll hit you!; She told her little brother to beat it.滚开beat off to succeed in overcoming or preventing. The old man beat off the youths who attacked him; He beat the attack off easily.打退beat a (hasty) retreat to go away in a hurry. The children beat a hasty retreat when he appeared.仓皇逃走beat up to punch, kick or hit (a person) severely and repeatedly. He beat up an old lady.痛殴off the beaten track away from main roads, centres of population etc. 离开熟路，远离喧嚣

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Synonyms for beat

verb batter

Synonyms

batter
break
hit
strike
knock
punch
belt
whip
deck
bruise
bash
sock
lash
chin
pound
smack
thrash
cane
thump
lick
buffet
clout
flog
whack
maul
clobber
wallop
tonk
cudgel
thwack
lambast(e)
lay one on
drub

verb pound

Synonyms

pound
strike
hammer
batter
thrash
pelt

verb throb

Synonyms

throb
pulse
tick
thump
tremble
pound
quake
quiver
vibrate
pulsate
palpitate

verb hit

Synonyms

hit
play
strike
bang
rap
hammer

verb whisk

Synonyms

whisk
mix
stir
fold
whip
blend
fluff up

verb flap

Synonyms

flap
thrash
flutter
agitate
wag
swish

verb defeat

Synonyms

defeat
outdo
trounce
overcome
stuff
master
tank
crush
overwhelm
conquer
lick
undo
subdue
excel
surpass
overpower
outstrip
clobber
vanquish
outrun
subjugate
run rings around
wipe the floor with
knock spots off
make mincemeat of
pip at the post
outplay
blow out of the water
put in the shade
bring to their knees

verb exceed

Synonyms

exceed
best
top
cap
eclipse
surpass
transcend
outdo
go one better than
put in the shade

noun pounding

Synonyms

pounding
striking
hammering
battering
thrashing
thumping

noun throb

Synonyms

throb
pounding
pumping
pulse
thumping
vibration
pulsating
palpitation
pulsation

noun rhythm

Synonyms

rhythm
time
measure
movement
pattern
swing
metre
accent
pulse
tempo
cadence
lilt

noun route

Synonyms

route
way
course
rounds
path
circuit

phrase beat it

Synonyms

go away
leave
depart
get lost
piss off
shoo
exit
go to hell
fuck off
hook it
bugger off
scarper
pack your bags
make tracks
hop it
scram
get on your bike
bog off
skedaddle
sling your hook
vamoose
voetsek

phrase beat someone up

Synonyms

assault
attack
batter
thrash
set about
do over
work over
clobber
assail
set upon
lay into
put the boot in
lambast(e)
duff up
beat the living daylights out of
knock about or around
fill in

phrase beat something out

Synonyms

put out
stifle
smother
extinguish
snuff out

phrase beat yourself up

Synonyms

torture yourself
suffer
worry
struggle
be distressed
go through the mill
be in anguish

Synonyms for beat

verb to hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows

Synonyms

assail
assault
baste
batter
belabor
buffet
drub
hammer
pound
pummel
smash
thrash
thresh
lambaste
clobber

verb to punish with blows or lashes

Synonyms

flog
hide
lash
thrash
whip
trim
lay into
lick

verb to move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down

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flap
flitter
flop
flutter
waggle
wave

verb to indicate (time or rhythm), as with repeated gestures or sounds

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count

verb to make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements

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palpitate
pound
pulsate
pulse
throb

verb to shape, break, or flatten with repeated blows

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forge
hammer
pound

verb to mix rapidly to a frothy consistency

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whip
whisk

verb to win a victory over, as in battle or a competition

Synonyms

best
conquer
defeat
master
overcome
prevail against
rout
subdue
subjugate
surmount
triumph over
vanquish
worst
trim
whip
ace
lick

verb to be greater or better than

Synonyms

best
better
exceed
excel
outdo
outmatch
outrun
outshine
outstrip
pass
surpass
top
transcend

verb to make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say

Synonyms

confound
nonplus
flummox
stick
stump
throw

phrase beat down: to be projected with blinding intensity

Synonyms

blaze
glare

phrase beat off: to turn or drive away

Synonyms

fend
keep off
parry
repel
repulse
ward off

noun a stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound

Synonyms

clunk
pound
thud
thump

noun a periodic contraction or sound of something coursing

Synonyms

palpitation
pulsation
pulse
throb

noun the patterned, recurring alternation of contrasting elements, such as stressed and unstressed notes in music

Synonyms

cadence
cadency
measure
meter
rhythm
swing

noun an area regularly covered, as by a policeman or reporter

Synonyms

circuit
round
route

adj extremely tired

Synonyms

bleary
dead
drained
exhausted
fatigued
rundown
spent
tired out
wearied
weariful
weary
worn-down
worn-out
bushed
tuckered
done in
fagged
pooped

Synonyms for beat

noun a regular route for a sentry or policeman

Synonyms

round

Related Words

itinerary
route
path

noun the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

Synonyms

heartbeat
pulse
pulsation

Related Words

periodic event
recurrent event
diastole
systole
throbbing
pounding
throb

noun the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

Synonyms

musical rhythm
rhythm

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backbeat
downbeat
offbeat
upbeat
syncopation
musical time

noun a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies

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oscillation
vibration

noun a member of the beat generation

Synonyms

beatnik

Related Words

beat generation
beatniks
beats
recusant
nonconformist

noun the sound of stroke or blow

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sound

noun (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

Synonyms

cadence
metre
meter
measure

Related Words

metrics
prosody
poetic rhythm
rhythmic pattern
catalexis
scansion
common meter
common measure
metrical foot
metrical unit
foot

noun a regular rate of repetition

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pace
rate

noun a stroke or blow

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stroke

noun the act of beating to windward

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sailing

verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Synonyms

beat out
vanquish
trounce
crush
shell

Related Words

outscore
outpoint
walk over
eliminate
worst
whip
mop up
pip
rack up
whomp
get the best
have the best
overcome
spreadeagle
rout
spread-eagle
get the jump
chicane
chouse
jockey
cheat
shaft
screw
outsmart
outwit
overreach
circumvent
outfox
beat
outdo
outgo
outmatch
outperform
outstrip
surpass
exceed
surmount
defeat
get the better of
master
subdue
get over
best
outflank
scoop
trump
outfight
overmaster
overpower
overwhelm
checkmate
mate
immobilise
immobilize
outplay
drub
lick
clobber
cream
bat
thrash

verb give a beating to

Synonyms

beat up
work over

Related Words

strong-arm
soak
pistol-whip
belabour
belabor
rough up
flog
lash
lather
trounce
welt
whip
slash
strap
cane
lambast
lambaste
kayo
knock cold
knock out
flail
thrash
lam
thresh
clobber
baste
batter
larrup
spank
paddle

verb hit repeatedly

Related Words

full
beat
beetle
bastinado
strike
coldcock
floor
knock down
deck
dump
whang
paste
thresh
thrash
hammer

verb move rhythmically

Synonyms

thump
pound

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move
pulsate
pulse
throb
palpitate
flutter
thrash
beat
flap

verb shape by beating

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shape
mould
mold
form
forge
work
hammer

verb make a rhythmic sound

Synonyms

drum
thrum

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beat
sound
go

verb glare or strike with great intensity

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glare

verb move with a thrashing motion

Synonyms

flap

Related Words

move
displace
flutter
flap
beat
bate
clap

verb sail with much tacking or with difficulty

Related Words

navigation
pilotage
piloting
sail

verb stir vigorously

Synonyms

scramble

Related Words

cookery
cooking
preparation
whisk
whip
cream
raise up
commove
disturb
stir up
vex
shake up
agitate

verb strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

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beat
strike

verb be superior

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verb avoid paying

Synonyms

bunk

Related Words

cheat
rip off
chisel

verb make a sound like a clock or a timer

Synonyms

ticktack
ticktock
tick

Related Words

sound
go

verb move with a flapping motion

Synonyms

flap

Related Words

move
flap
beat
flail
thresh
clap

verb indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

Related Words

beat
thump
pound
tap out
thump out
beat out
drum
thrum

verb move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

Synonyms

pulsate
quiver

Related Words

move
pulsate
pulse
throb

verb make by pounding or trampling

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create
make

verb produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

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music
play
beat

verb strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

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beat

verb beat through cleverness and wit

Synonyms

outsmart
outwit
overreach
circumvent
outfox

Related Words

beat
beat out
vanquish
trounce
crush
shell
outdo
outgo
outmatch
outperform
outstrip
surpass
exceed
surmount

verb be a mystery or bewildering to

Synonyms

baffle
bewilder
dumbfound
flummox
mystify
nonplus
perplex
puzzle
amaze
stupefy
gravel
vex
pose
stick
get

Related Words

stump
mix up
befuddle
confound
confuse
discombobulate
fox
bedevil
fuddle
throw
riddle
elude
escape

verb wear out completely

Synonyms

exhaust
tucker
tucker out
wash up

Related Words

fag out
wear down
wear out
wear upon
weary
tire out
fatigue
jade
outwear
tire
fag
wear
frazzle
play
kill

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verb batter

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verb pound

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verb throb

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verb hit

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verb whisk

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verb flap

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verb defeat

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verb exceed

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noun pounding

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noun throb

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noun rhythm

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noun route

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phrase beat it

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phrase beat someone up

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phrase beat something out

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phrase beat yourself up

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Synonyms for beat

verb to hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows

Synonyms

verb to punish with blows or lashes

Synonyms

verb to move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down

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verb to indicate (time or rhythm), as with repeated gestures or sounds

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verb to make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements

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verb to shape, break, or flatten with repeated blows