beat
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition very tired
- definition a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- definition the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- definition the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- definition 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
- definition a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- definition the sound of stroke or blow
- definition (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- definition a regular rate of repetition
- definition a stroke or blow
- definition the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
- definition come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- definition give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- definition hit repeatedly
- definition move rhythmically
- definition shape by beating
- definition make a rhythmic sound
- definition glare or strike with great intensity
- definition move with a thrashing motion
- definition sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- definition stir vigorously
- definition strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- definition be superior
- definition avoid paying
- definition make a sound like a clock or a timer
- definition move with a flapping motion
- definition indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- definition move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- definition make by pounding or trampling
- definition produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- definition strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- definition beat through cleverness and wit
- definition be a mystery or bewildering to
- definition wear out completely