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2010 Feb 18

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noun, the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music, usually grouped in twos, threes, or fours

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

Etymology

Old English bēatan; related to Old Norse bauta, Old High German bōzan

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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stuff (slang), throb, pound, pulse, thumping, vibration, pulsate, palpitate, pulsation, route, way, course, round, path, circuit (Slang), assault, attack, batter, thrash, set about, do over (Brit. Austral. N.Z. slang), work over (slang), clobber (slang), assail, lay into (informal), fill in (Brit. slang), break, hit, strike, knock, punch, belt (informal), whip, deck (slang), bruise, bash (informal), sock (slang), lash, chin (slang), smack, cane, thump, lick (informal), buffet, clout (informal), flog, whack (informal), maul, wallop (informal), cudgel, thwack (informal), drub, hammer, pelt, tick, tremble, quake, quiver, vibrate, bang, flap, flutter, agitate, wag, swish, defeat, outdo, trounce, overcome, master, tank (slang), crush, overwhelm, conquer, undo, subdue, excel, surpass, overpower, outstrip, vanquish, subjugate, beat it leave, depart, shoo, exit, scarper (Brit. slang), scram (informal), skedaddle (informal), vamoose (slang chiefly U.S.), voetsek (S. African offensive), rack off (Austral. N.Z. slang Informal)

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