beat
nouns
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
"in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
"he could feel the beat of her heart"
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
"the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the 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 oscillations
is a type of (narrower)
(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
the sound of stroke or blow
"he heard the beat of a drum"
a regular rate of repetition
"the cox raised the beat"
a stroke or blow
"the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"
verbs
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"
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"
is derived from
hit repeatedly
"beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
is derived from
verb group
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"
is a type of (narrower)
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"
shape by beating
"beat swords into ploughshares"
make a rhythmic sound
"Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
glare or strike with great intensity
"The sun was beating down on us"
move with a thrashing motion
"The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
sail with much tacking or with difficulty
"The boat beat in the strong wind"
domain category
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
is a type of (narrower)
travel on water propelled by wind
"I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on"
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"
be superior
"Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!"
is a type of (narrower)
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
make a sound like a clock or a timer
"the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
"Beat the rhythm"
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
"the city pulsated with music and excitement"
make by pounding or trampling
"beat a path through the forest"
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
"beat the drum"
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
is a type of (narrower)
perform music on (a musical instrument)
"He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?"
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
beat through cleverness and wit
"I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
is derived from
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"
amaze,
baffle,
beat,
bewilder,
dumbfound,
flummox,
get,
gravel,
mystify,
nonplus,
perplex,
pose,
puzzle,
stick,
stupefy,
vex
wear out completely
"This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
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