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Noun
beat - a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"
stroke a light touch with the hands
beat - the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"
sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
beat - the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
sailing the departure of a vessel from a port
beat - a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"
rate, pace amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5"
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"
round
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
Beat - the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
rhythm, beat, musical rhythm
musical time (music) the beat of musical rhythm
backbeat a loud steady beat
downbeat the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
offbeat, upbeat an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
Beat - the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beat
periodic event, recurrent event an event that recurs at intervals
diastole the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
systole the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery
Beat - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence
poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody (prosody) a system of versification
metrics, prosody the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
catalexis the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse
scansion analysis of verse into metrical patterns
common meter, common measure the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
Beat - a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
beatnik, beat
recusant, nonconformist someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct

Verb
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"
beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
win be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
get the better of, defeat, overcome win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
outscore, outpoint score more points than one's opponents
walk over beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"
eliminate kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
worst, mop up, pip, rack up, whip defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
whomp beat overwhelmingly
get the best, have the best, overcome overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"
spreadeagle, rout, spread-eagle cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
get the jump be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors"
chouse, chicane, shaft, jockey, cheat, screw equip with a shaft
outwit, outfox, outsmart, overreach, circumvent, beat beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
outgo, outmatch, outperform, outdo, outstrip, exceed, surmount, surpass get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
get over, master, overcome, surmount, subdue to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"
best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
outfight to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"
overmaster, overpower, overwhelm overcome by superior force
checkmate, mate place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
immobilise, immobilize cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
outplay excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Lakers"
drub, clobber, lick, bat, cream, thrash strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
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"
strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
full make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
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"
beetle beat with a beetle
bastinado beat somebody on the soles of the feet
coldcock, floor, deck, knock down, dump knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
whang attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan"
paste cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap"
thresh, thrash give a thrashing to; beat hard
hammer beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
beat - 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"
beat up, work over
hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
strong-arm use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"
soak heat a metal prior to working it
pistol-whip beat with a pistol
belabor, belabour attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"
rough up treat violently; "The police strong-armed the suspect"
flog, welt, trounce, lash, lather, strap, slash, whip beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
cane, flog, lambast, lambaste beat with a cane
kayo, knock cold, knock out knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"
flail, lam, thresh, thrash move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
clobber, baste, batter strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
larrup, spank, paddle give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
beat - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
pound, thump
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"
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
pulsate, pulse, throb expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
palpitate, flutter beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"
thrash give a thrashing to; beat hard
flap pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
beat - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
flap
flap, beat pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
flutter flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead"
bate soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
clap clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"
beat - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"
flap
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
flail, thresh move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
clap clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"
beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
scramble
raise up, commove, stir up, disturb, vex, agitate, shake up damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
whisk, whip whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"
cream add cream to one's coffee, for example
beat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"
drum, thrum, beat play a percussion instrument
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"
tap out, thump out, beat out beat out a rhythm
beat - produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum"
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
beat - 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"
strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"
mould, shape, mold, forge, form, work give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
hammer, forge beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
beat - sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind"
sail traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
pilotage, piloting, navigation the occupation of a pilot
beat - make by pounding or trampling; "beat a path through the forest"
create, make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
beat - strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
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"
beat - glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us"
glare shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"
beat - avoid paying; "beat the subway fare"
bunk
rip off, chisel, cheat carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
beat - be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!"
be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
Beat - 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"
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, confuse, throw make stupid with alcohol
puzzle over try to solve
figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
mix up, stump remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
riddle set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
elude, escape escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
Beat - make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"
tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat
sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
Beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out
tire out, fag out, wear upon, wear down, weary, outwear, jade, fatigue, wear out, fag, tire, wear last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"
frazzle exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
Beat - make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
drum, beat, thrum
sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
Beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
outgo, outmatch, outperform, outdo, outstrip, exceed, surmount, surpass get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
Beat - move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
pulsate, beat, quiver
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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Substantiv
Beat - A pulsation or throb.
Beat - A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
Beat - A rhythm.
Beat - The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency.
Beat - A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect.
Beat - The route of a patrol by a police officer or a guard as in walk the beat.
Beat - An area of a person's responsibility, especially.
Beat - In journalism, the primary focus of a reporter's stories such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc..
Beat - The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
Beat - A beatnik.

Verb
Beat - To hit; to knock; to pound; to strike.
Beat - To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
Beat - To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel someone in a particular, competitive event.
Beat - To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
Beat - To strike water, foliage etc. in order to drive out game; to travel through a forest etc. for hunting.
Beat - To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
Beat - Of a buyer, to persuade the seller to reduce a price.
Beat - To indicate by beating or drumming.

Adjektiv
Beat - dilapidated, beat up.
Beat - exhausted.
Beat - fabulous.
Beat - boring.
Beat - ugly.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • Beat
    A rhythmic pulsation of the heart.
  • Beat
    A pulsation or throb.
  • Beat
    To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
  • Beat
    To exceed in quality, capacity and virtue.
  • Beat
    To end in success a struggle or contest.
  • Beat
    Speed degree during a certain part of a song rhythm.
  • Beat
    To give a beating to; subject to a punishment or an act of aggression.
  • Beat
    The sound of stroke or blow.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) beat
  • Presens: beat / beats
  • Preteritum: beat
  • Perfektum: (have) beaten

Substantiv

  • Entall: beat
  • Flertall: beats

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