Definition of beat | What does beat mean?
What is the definition of the word BEAT?
Here is a list of definitions for beat.
- a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
- 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"
- 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
- a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"
- a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"
- the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
What are the verbs of the word BEAT?
Here is a list of definitions for beat.
- 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"
- 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"
- hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
- move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
- shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"
- make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
- glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us"
- move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
- sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind"
- stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
- 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"
- be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!"
- avoid paying; "beat the subway fare"
- make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
- move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"
- indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
- make by pounding or trampling; "beat a path through the forest"
- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum"
- strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- 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!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
- wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
What are the synonyms of the word BEAT?
What is another word for BEAT?. Here is a list of synonyms for BEAT
- BEAT
- ROUND
- PULSE
- PULSATION
- HEARTBEAT
- RHYTHM
- MUSICAL RHYTHM
- BEATNIK
- METER
- METRE
- MEASURE
- CADENCE
- BEAT OUT
- CRUSH
- SHELL
- TROUNCE
- VANQUISH
- BEAT UP
- WORK OVER
- POUND
- THUMP
- DRUM
- THRUM
- FLAP
- SCRAMBLE
- BUNK
- TICK
- TICKTOCK
- TICKTACK
- PULSATE
- QUIVER
- OUTWIT
- OVERREACH
- OUTSMART
- OUTFOX
- CIRCUMVENT
- PERPLEX
- VEX
- STICK
- GET
- PUZZLE
- MYSTIFY
- BAFFLE
- POSE
- BEWILDER
- EXHAUST
- WASH UP
- TUCKER
- TUCKER OUT
Words beginning with BEAT?
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In which dictionaries does the word beat exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes