A pulsation or throb. Example: a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse
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.
A rhythm.
The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
(authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect; a plot point or story development.
The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
(by extension) An area of a person's responsibility, especially
An act of reporting news or scientific results before a rival; a scoop.
That which beats, or surpasses, another or others. Example: the beat of him
A precinct.
A place of habitual or frequent resort.
A low cheat or swindler. Example: a dead beat
The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
To hit; strike Example: As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled.
To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm. Example: He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque.
To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
To move with pulsation or throbbing.
To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel (someone) in a particular, competitive event. Example: I just can't seem to beat the last level of this video game.
To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip. Example: Beat the eggs and whip the cream.
(In haggling for a price) of a buyer, to persuade the seller to reduce a price Example: He wanted $50 for it, but I managed to beat him down to $35.
To indicate by beating or drumming. Example: to beat a retreat; to beat to quarters
To tread, as a path.
To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
To be in agitation or doubt.
To make a sound when struck. Example: The drums beat.
To make a succession of strokes on a drum. Example: The drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters.
To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations, not perfectly in unison.
To arrive at a place before someone. Example: He beat me there.
To have sexual intercourse. Example: Bruv, she came in just as we started to beat.
To rob. Example: He beat me out of 12 bucks last night.
Exhausted Example: After the long day, she was feeling completely beat.
Dilapidated, beat up Example: Dude, you drive a beat car like that and you ain’t gonna get no honeys.
Fabulous Example: Her makeup was beat!
Boring
(of a person) ugly
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