BEAT

Definition of BEAT

  1. (verb)come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  2. (verb)give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
  3. (verb)hit repeatedly
  4. (verb)move rhythmically
  5. (verb)shape by beating
  6. (verb)make a rhythmic sound
  7. (verb)glare or strike with great intensity
  8. (verb)move with a thrashing motion
  9. (verb)sail with much tacking or with difficulty
  10. (verb)stir vigorously
  11. (verb)strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
  12. (verb)be superior
  13. (verb)avoid paying
  14. (verb)make a sound like a clock or a timer
  15. (verb)move with a flapping motion
  16. (verb)indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
  17. (verb)move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
  18. (verb)make by pounding or trampling
  19. (verb)produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
  20. (verb)strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
  21. (verb)beat through cleverness and wit
  22. (verb)be a mystery or bewildering to
  23. (verb)wear out completely
  24. (noun)a regular route for a sentry or policeman
  25. (noun)the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
  26. (noun)the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
  27. (noun)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
  28. (noun)a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
  29. (noun)the sound of stroke or blow
  30. (noun)(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  31. (noun)a regular rate of repetition
  32. (noun)a stroke or blow
  33. (noun)the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
  34. (adj)very tired