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English to English adjective 1. Weary; tired; fatigued; exhausted.  source: webster1913
adjective satellite 2. very tired was all in at the end of the day|so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere|bushed after all that exercise|I'm dead after that long trip source: wordnet30
noun 3. a regular route for a sentry or policeman in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name source: wordnet30
4. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart he could feel the beat of her heart source: wordnet30
5. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music the piece has a fast rhythm|the conductor set the beat source: wordnet30
6. 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 source: wordnet30
7. a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior source: wordnet30
8. the sound of stroke or blow he heard the beat of a drum source: wordnet30
9. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse source: wordnet30
10. a regular rate of repetition the cox raised the beat source: wordnet30
11. a stroke or blow the signal was two beats on the steam pipe source: wordnet30
12. the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing source: wordnet30
13. A stroke; a blow. source: webster1913
14. One that beats, or surpasses, another or others; as, the beat of him. source: webster1913
verb 15. 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 source: wordnet30
16. 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 source: wordnet30
17. hit repeatedly beat on the door|beat the table with his shoe source: wordnet30
18. move rhythmically Her heart was beating fast source: wordnet30
19. shape by beating beat swords into ploughshares source: wordnet30
20. make a rhythmic sound Rain drummed against the windshield|The drums beat all night source: wordnet30
21. glare or strike with great intensity The sun was beating down on us source: wordnet30
22. move with a thrashing motion The bird flapped its wings|The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky source: wordnet30
23. sail with much tacking or with difficulty The boat beat in the strong wind source: wordnet30
24. stir vigorously beat the egg whites|beat the cream source: wordnet30
25. 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 source: wordnet30
26. be superior Reading beats watching television|This sure beats work! source: wordnet30
27. avoid paying beat the subway fare source: wordnet30
28. make a sound like a clock or a timer the clocks were ticking|the grandfather clock beat midnight source: wordnet30
29. move with a flapping motion The bird's wings were flapping source: wordnet30
30. indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks Beat the rhythm source: wordnet30
31. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion the city pulsated with music and excitement source: wordnet30
32. make by pounding or trampling beat a path through the forest source: wordnet30
33. produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly beat the drum source: wordnet30
34. strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting source: wordnet30
35. beat through cleverness and wit I beat the traffic|She outfoxed her competitors source: wordnet30
36. 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 source: wordnet30
37. wear out completely This kind of work exhausts me|I'm beat|He was all washed up after the exam source: wordnet30
38. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum. source: webster1913
39. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly. source: webster1913
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