Definition (noun) a regular route for a sentry or policeman
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in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
Definition (noun) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
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he could feel the beat of her heart
Definition (noun) the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
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the piece has a fast rhythm
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the conductor set the beat
Definition (noun) 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 (noun) a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
Definition (noun) the sound of stroke or blow
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he heard the beat of a drum
Definition (noun) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Definition (noun) a regular rate of repetition
Definition (noun) a stroke or blow
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the signal was two beats on the steam pipe
Definition (noun) the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
Definition (verb) come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
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Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
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We beat the competition
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Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Definition (verb) give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
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Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night
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The teacher used to beat the students
Definition (verb) hit repeatedly
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beat on the door
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beat the table with his shoe
Definition (verb) move rhythmically
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Her heart was beating fast
Definition (verb) shape by beating
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beat swords into ploughshares
Definition (verb) make a rhythmic sound
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Rain drummed against the windshield
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The drums beat all night
Definition (verb) glare or strike with great intensity
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The sun was beating down on us
Definition (verb) move with a thrashing motion
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The bird flapped its wings
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The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
Definition (verb) sail with much tacking or with difficulty
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The boat beat in the strong wind
Definition (verb) stir vigorously
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beat the egg whites
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beat the cream
Definition (verb) strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
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beat one's breast
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beat one's foot rhythmically
Definition (verb) be superior
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Reading beats watching television
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This sure beats work!
Definition (verb) avoid paying
Definition (verb) make a sound like a clock or a timer
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the clocks were ticking
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the grandfather clock beat midnight
Definition (verb) move with a flapping motion
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The bird's wings were flapping
Definition (verb) indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
Definition (verb) move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
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the city pulsated with music and excitement
Definition (verb) make by pounding or trampling
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beat a path through the forest
Definition (verb) produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
Definition (verb) strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
Definition (verb) beat through cleverness and wit
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I beat the traffic
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She outfoxed her competitors
Definition (verb) be a mystery or bewildering to
Synonyms :
amaze ,
baffle ,
bewilder ,
dumbfound ,
flummox ,
get ,
gravel ,
mystify ,
nonplus ,
perplex ,
pose ,
puzzle ,
stick ,
stupefy ,
vex
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This beats me!
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Got me--I don't know the answer!
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a vexing problem
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This question really stuck me
Definition (verb) wear out completely
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This kind of work exhausts me
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I'm beat
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He was all washed up after the exam
Definition (adj) very tired
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was all in at the end of the day
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so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere
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bushed after all that exercise
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I'm dead after that long trip