beat | the act of beating to windward, sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing |
beat | a stroke or blow, the signal was two beats on the steam pipe |
beat | a regular rate of repetition, the cox raised the beat |
rhythm beat musical rhythm | the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music, the piece has a fast rhythm, the conductor set the beat |
meter metre measure beat cadence | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
beat | the sound of stroke or blow, he heard the beat of a drum |
pulse pulsation heartbeat beat | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart, he could feel the beat of her heart |
beat generation beats beatniks | a United States youth subculture of the s, rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress, for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism, favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) |
beat round | a regular route for a sentry or policeman, in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name |
beatnik beat | a member of the beat generation, a nonconformist in dress and behavior |
beat | 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 |
exhaust wash up beat tucker tucker out | wear out completely, This kind of work exhausts me, I'm beat, He was all washed up after the exam |
hammer in drill in ram down beat in | teach by drills and repetition |
perplex vex stick get a puzzle mystify baffle beat pose bewilder flummox stupefy nonplus gravel amaze dumbfound ca | 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 |
cast about beat about cast around | search anxiously |
beat around the bush equivocate tergiversate prevaricate palter | be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |
beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish | 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 |
outwit overreach outsmart outfox beat e circumvent | beat through cleverness and wit, I beat the traffic, She outfoxed her competitors |
beat up drum up rally | gather, drum up support |
beat beat up work over | 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 |
beat | hit repeatedly, beat on the door, beat the table with his shoe |
beat c | strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting |
beat | 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 |
beat scramble | stir vigorously, beat the egg whites, beat the cream |
repel drive b repulse force back push back beat back | cause to move back by force or influence, repel the enemy, push back the urge to smoke, beat back the invaders |
beat | shape by beating, beat swords into ploughshares |
beat | produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly, beat the drum |
beat | make by pounding or trampling, beat a path through the forest |
pulsate beat d quiver | move with or as if with a regular alternating motion, the city pulsated with music and excitement |
beat pound thump | move rhythmically, Her heart was beating fast |
beat out tap out thump out | beat out a rhythm |
beat | indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks, Beat the rhythm |
beat down | dislodge from a position, She beat the dealer down to a much better price |
beat | sail with much tacking or with difficulty, The boat beat in the strong wind |
beat a retreat | depart hastily |
beat flap | move with a flapping motion, The bird's wings were flapping |
beat flap | move with a thrashing motion, The bird flapped its wings, The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky |
beat down | shine hard, The sun beat down on the hikers |
beat | glare or strike with great intensity, The sun was beating down on us |
drum beat thrum | make a rhythmic sound, Rain drummed against the windshield, The drums beat all night |
tick ticktock ticktack beat | make a sound like a clock or a timer, the clocks were ticking, the grandfather clock beat midnight |
beat down bargain down | persuade the seller to accept a lower price, She beat the merchant down $ |
beat bunk | avoid paying, beat the subway fare |
beat | be superior, Reading beats watching television, This sure beats work! |
battered beat-up beaten-up | damaged by blows or hard usage, a battered old car, the beaten-up old Ford |
all in(p) beat(p) bushed(p) dead(p) | 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 |