beat

What is the Definition of beat?

Noun:

1. a regular route for a sentry or policeman
2. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
3. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
4. 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
5. a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
6. the sound of stroke or blow
7. (prosody)
8. a regular rate of repetition
9. a stroke or blow
10. the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

Verb:

1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
2. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
3. hit repeatedly
4. move rhythmically
5. shape by beating
6. make a rhythmic sound
7. glare or strike with great intensity
8. move with a thrashing motion
9. sail with much tacking or with difficulty
10. stir vigorously
11. strike (a part of one's own body)
12. be superior
13. avoid paying
14. make a sound like a clock or a timer
15. move with a flapping motion
16. indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
17. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
18. make by pounding or trampling
19. produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
20. strike (water or bushes)
21. beat through cleverness and wit
22. be a mystery or bewildering to
23. wear out completely

Adjective:

1. very tired

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