Definitions
of beat
1. [n] - a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies 2. [n] - a regular route for a sentry or policeman 3. [n] - the sound of stroke or blow 4. [n] - a regular rate of repetition 5. [n] - a stroke or blow 6. [n] - the act of beating to windward 7. [v] - be superior 8. [v] - glare or strike with great intensity 9. [v] - move with a thrashing motion 10. [v] - move with a flapping motion 11. [v] - sail with much tacking or with difficulty 12. [v] - indicate by beating 13. [v] - move rhythmically 14. [v] - make by pounding or trampling 15. [v] - produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly 16. [v] - shape by beating 17. [v] - stir vigorously 18. [v] - strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music 19. [v] - strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting 20. [v] - hit repeatedly 21. [v] - give a beating to 22. [v] - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Quotes
- Example use of the word beat1. sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing 2. the signal was two beats on the steam pipe 3. the cox raised the beat 4. he heard the beat of a drum 5. in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name 6. has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations 7. Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship 8. We beat the competition 9. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game 10. subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression 11. Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night 12. The teacher used to beat the students 13. beat on the door 14. beat the table with his shoe 15. beat one's breast 16. beat one's foot rhythmically 17. beat the egg whites 18. beat the cream 19. beat swords into ploughshares 20. beat the drum 21. beat a path through the forest 22. Her heart was beating fast 23. as with the fingers or drumsticks 24. Beat the rhythm 25. The boat beat in the strong wind 26. The bird's wings were flapping 27. The bird flapped its wings 28. The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky 29. The sun was beating down on us 30. Reading beats watching television 31. This sure beats work!
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