To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
To exceed in quality, capacity and virtue.
To end in success a struggle or contest.
Speed degree during a certain part of a song rhythm.
To give a beating to; subject to a punishment or an act of aggression.
The sound of stroke or blow.
(informal) 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"
the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"
a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"
the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"
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
hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
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"
shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly: "beat the drum"
make by pounding or trampling; "beat a path through the forest"
indicate by beating; as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"
sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind"
glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us"
be superior: "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!"
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in tennsi 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"
a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"
move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; beat the cream"
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"
make a rhythmic sound: "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I don't know the answer!"
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"
make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I''m beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
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"
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"
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
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"
stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum"
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"
move with a flapping motion; "The bird''s wings were flapping"
make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
avoid paying; "beat the subway fare"
be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!"
a stroke or blow
a regular rate of repetition
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
the sound of stroke or blow
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
wear out completely
be a mystery or bewildering to
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
beat through cleverness and wit
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
hit repeatedly
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
stir vigorously
shape by beating
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
make by pounding or trampling
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
move rhythmically
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
