Beat Meaning and Definition

Word: Beat

How to pronounce: biːt

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

Example sentences: "If we were caught we were beaten"

2. Defeat (someone) in a game or other competitive situation.

Example sentences: "She beat him easily at chess"

3. Succeed in getting somewhere ahead of (someone)

Example sentences: "The goalie beat him to the ball"

4. (of the heart) pulsate.

Example sentences: "Her heart beat faster with panic"

5. (of a bird) move (the wings) up and down.

Example sentences: "Doves wheel around the rooftops, beating their wings"

6. Stir (cooking ingredients) vigorously with a fork, whisk, or beater to make a smooth or frothy mixture.

Example sentences: "Beat the butter until light and fluffy"

7. Sail into the wind, following a zigzag course with repeated tacking.

Example sentences: "We beat southward all that first day"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry.

Example sentences: "The glissando begins on the second beat"

2. The movement of a bird's wings.

Example sentences: "The beat of the swallow's wings as they dive after midges"

3. An area allocated to a police officer to patrol.

Example sentences: "Public clamor for more police officers on the beat"

4. A brief pause or moment of hesitation, typically one lasting a specified length.

Example sentences: "She waited for a beat of three seconds"

5. Short for beatnik

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Completely exhausted.

2. Relating to the beat generation or its philosophy.

Example sentences: "Beat poet Allen Ginsberg"

Synonyms:

beat up

thrash

pummel

flog

manhandle

throb

fight

pulse

slap

spank

lick

thump

pound

punch

bash

bang

hammer

crack

rap

drum

thud

lash

whip

whack

biff

buffet

win

vanquish

conquer

blow

kick

rhythm

measure

tick

cadence

beat off

overcome

break

smash

clobber

trounce

crush

prostrate

rip off

checkmate

defeat

bat

bust

grind

clock cycle

stroke

thwack

hit

unsettle

shake

poke

squeeze

get

circumvent

bypass

outwit

outsmart

outplay

play up

outdo

outstrip

surpass

exceed

outshine

knock

knock out

beat out

forge

palpitation

heartbeat

pulsation

wallop

slam

clap

flutter

pulsate

bleed

transcend

outclass

outmatch

excel

top

beatnik

drub

flap

flail

smack

clout

cuff

swat

pelt

tired

exhausted

sock

eyeblink

twinkling

second

puzzle

swipe

outdistance

confuse

Antonyms:

win

fall

fell

victory

success

conquest

Derivations:

beating

beater

beaten

beatable

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Beat in Other Languages...

Spanish: Vencer

German: Schlagen

French: Battre

Italian: Battere

Turkish: Yenmek