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beat
Definition of beat (English)
adjective
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Weary; tired; fatigued; exhausted.sumber: webster1913
adjective satellite
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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
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noun
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a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
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the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- he could feel the beat of her heart
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the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- the piece has a fast rhythm
- the conductor set the beat
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a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillationssumber: wordnet30
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a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behaviorsumber: wordnet30
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the sound of stroke or blow
- he heard the beat of a drum
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(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of versesumber: wordnet30
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a regular rate of repetition
- the cox raised the beat
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a stroke or blow
- the signal was two beats on the steam pipe
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the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowingsumber: wordnet30
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A stroke; a blow.sumber: webster1913
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One that beats, or surpasses, another or others; as, the beat of him.sumber: webster1913
verb
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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
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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
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hit repeatedly
- beat on the door
- beat the table with his shoe
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move rhythmically
- Her heart was beating fast
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shape by beating
- beat swords into ploughshares
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make a rhythmic sound
- Rain drummed against the windshield
- The drums beat all night
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glare or strike with great intensity
- The sun was beating down on us
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move with a thrashing motion
- The bird flapped its wings
- The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
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sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- The boat beat in the strong wind
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stir vigorously
- beat the egg whites
- beat the cream
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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
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be superior
- Reading beats watching television
- This sure beats work!
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avoid paying
- beat the subway fare
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make a sound like a clock or a timer
- the clocks were ticking
- the grandfather clock beat midnight
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move with a flapping motion
- The bird's wings were flapping
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indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- Beat the rhythm
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move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- the city pulsated with music and excitement
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make by pounding or trampling
- beat a path through the forest
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produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- beat the drum
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strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for huntingsumber: wordnet30
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beat through cleverness and wit
- I beat the traffic
- She outfoxed her competitors
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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
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wear out completely
- This kind of work exhausts me
- I'm beat
- He was all washed up after the exam
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To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum.sumber: webster1913
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To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.sumber: webster1913