beat is the dictionary form of beaten Definition of beat
beat has definitions from the fields of physics,music,nautical,prosody,verse,writing,transportation |
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[ verb ] hit repeatedly
Examples "beat on the door" "beat the table with his shoe" |
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[ verb ] shape by beating
Examples "beat swords into ploughshares" |
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[ noun ] (music) the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Synonyms Examples "the piece has a fast rhythm" "the conductor set the beat" |
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[ verb ] (nautical,transportation) sail with much tacking or with difficulty
Examples "The boat beat in the strong wind" |
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[ verb ] move with a thrashing motion
Synonyms Examples "The bird flapped its wings" "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" |
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[ verb ] glare or strike with great intensity
Examples "The sun was beating down on us" |
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[ verb ] strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
Examples "beat one's breast" "beat one's foot rhythmically" |
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[ noun ] a member of the Beat Generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
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[ verb ] strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
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[ verb ] (music) produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
Examples : "beat the drum" |
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[ noun ] (physics) 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
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[ verb ] make by pounding or trampling
Examples "beat a path through the forest" |
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[ verb ] wear out completely
Synonyms Examples "This kind of work exhausts me" "I'm beat" "He was all washed up after the exam" |
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[ verb ] (music) indicate by beating; as with the fingers or drumsticks
Examples "Beat the rhythm" |
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[ noun ] a stroke or blow
Examples "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe" |
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[ verb ] beat through cleverness and wit
Synonyms Examples "I beat the traffic" "She outfoxed her competitors" |
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[ noun ] the sound of stroke or blow
Examples "he heard the beat of a drum" |
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[ verb ] deprive somebody of something by deceit
Synonyms Examples "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" |
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[ verb ] be superior
Examples : "Reading beats watching television" "This sure beats work!" |
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[ noun ] a regular rate of repetition
Examples "the cox raised the beat" |
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[ noun ] (nautical,transportation) the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
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