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beat

/biːt/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Beat means: be a mystery or bewildering to.

Synonyms for beat69

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

meter, metre, measure, cadence

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

pulse, pulsation, heartbeat

noun, as in the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

rhythm, musical rhythm

noun, as in a regular route for a sentry or policeman

noun, as in a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

beatnik

verb, as in be a mystery or bewildering to

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

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

beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish, outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, circumvent

verb, as in beat through cleverness and wit

outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, circumvent, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish

verb, as in move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

pulsate, quiver, throb, pulse

verb, as in indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

drum, thrum, pound, thump

verb, as in wear out completely

exhaust, wash up, tucker, tucker out

verb, as in make a sound like a clock or a timer

tick, ticktock, ticktack

verb, as in give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

beat up, work over

verb, as in move rhythmically

pound, thump

verb, as in make a rhythmic sound

drum, thrum

verb, as in move with a thrashing motion

verb, as in move with a flapping motion

verb, as in stir vigorously

verb, as in avoid paying

adjective, as in very tired

all in, bushed, dead, tired

also used for beat

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What does beat mean?34

verb

1

be a mystery or bewildering to“This beats me!”

2

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict“Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”

3

beat through cleverness and wit“I beat the traffic”

4

move with or as if with a regular alternating motion“the city pulsated with music and excitement”

5

indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks“Beat the rhythm”

6

wear out completely“This kind of work exhausts me”

7

make a sound like a clock or a timer“the clocks were ticking”

8

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”

9

move rhythmically“Her heart was beating fast”

10

make a rhythmic sound“Rain drummed against the windshield”

11

move with a thrashing motion“The bird flapped its wings”

12

move with a flapping motion“The bird's wings were flapping”

13

stir vigorously“beat the egg whites”

14

avoid paying“beat the subway fare”

15

hit repeatedly“beat on the door”

16

shape by beating“beat swords into ploughshares”

17

glare or strike with great intensity“The sun was beating down on us”

18

sail with much tacking or with difficulty“The boat beat in the strong wind”

19

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

20

be superior“Reading beats watching television”

21

make by pounding or trampling“beat a path through the forest”

22

produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly“beat the drum”

23

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

adjective

1

very tired“was all in at the end of the day”

noun

1

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

2

the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart“he could feel the beat of her heart”

3

the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music“the piece has a fast rhythm”

4

a regular route for a sentry or policeman“in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name”

5

a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

6

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

7

the sound of stroke or blow“he heard the beat of a drum”

8

a regular rate of repetition“the cox raised the beat”

9

a stroke or blow“the signal was two beats on the steam pipe”

10

the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with beat?35

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Beat in a sentence

  • When it comes to cooking, no one can beat me.CS
  • In order to beat them, we practice very hard.CK
  • Do not beat around the bush; we have a problem, don't we?belgavox
  • They went all out to beat the record, and they succeeded.freddy1
  • I wanted to invite you, but your friend beat me to it._undertoad
  • With a weak beat, it continues to bleed.AMIKEMA
  • I want you to beat in his pasty, white face.Art4704
  • I would've done it, but you beat me to it.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of beat

as a noun

plural
beats

as a verb

past tense
beat
past participle
beaten
present participle
beating
third-person singular
beats