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- Dictionarybeat/biːt/
verb
- 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: "if we were caught we were beaten" Similar
- 2. defeat (someone) in a game or other competitive situation: "she beat him easily at chess" Similar
noun
- 1. a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry: "the glissando begins on the second beat"
- 2. the movement of a bird's wings: "the beat of the swallow's wings as they dive after midges"
adjective
- 1. completely exhausted: informal "I'm beat—I need an hour or so to rest"
- 2. relating to the beat generation or its philosophy: "beat poet Allen Ginsberg"
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BEAT definition: 1. to defeat or do better than: 2. to be better or more enjoyable than another activity or…. Learn more.
: to strike repeatedly: a. : to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain. Inmates were put in solitary for beating other inmates. often used with up. … brutes who beat up their victims without compunction … J. H. Plumb. b. : to walk on : tread. beat the pavement looking for work. c. : to strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly : dash against.
Definition of beat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Beat can mean “hit repeatedly,” “stir vigorously,” or “defeat.” A beat can also be a rhythmic pulse, a physical blow, or a funky poet. In terms of number of definitions, it’s hard to beat this little word.
Beat definition: to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. See examples of BEAT used in a sentence.
Jun 16, 2024 · beat implies the giving of repeated blows: to beat a rug. To hit is usually to give a single blow, definitely directed: to hit a ball. To pound is to give heavy and repeated blows, often with the fist: to pound a nail, the table.
a. To shape or break by repeated blows; forge: beat the glowing metal into a dagger. b. To make by pounding or trampling: beat a path through the jungle. 4. To mix rapidly with a utensil: beat two eggs in a bowl. 5. a. To defeat or subdue, as in a contest. See Synonyms at defeat. b.
Definition of beat noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. beat. noun. /biːt/ Idioms. of drums/heart/wings. [countable] a single hit to something, such as a drum, or a movement of something, such as your heart; the sound that this makes. several loud beats on the drum. a heart rate of 80 beats per minute. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
BEAT meaning: 1. to defeat someone in a competition: 2. to hit a person or animal hard many times: 3. to hit…. Learn more.
Any of a series of blows or strokes. A variation in the amplitude of a wave, especially that which results from the superpositioning of two or more waves of different frequencies. When sound waves are combined, the beat is heard as a pulsation in the sound. Any of a series of movements or sounds; throb.
