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Beat

/biːt/

A stroke; a blow.

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📖 Definitions of "Beat"

noun

1
A stroke; a blow.
2
A pulsation or throb.
"a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse"
3
A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
4
A rhythm.

verb

1
To hit; strike
"As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled."
2
To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
"He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque."
3
To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
4
To move with pulsation or throbbing.

adjective

1
Exhausted
"After the long day, she was feeling completely beat."
2
Dilapidated, beat up
"Dude, you drive a beat car like that and you ain’t gonna get no honeys."
3
Fabulous
"Her makeup was beat!"
4
Boring

🔄 Synonyms of "Beat"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
thrumnoun	To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking.
scramblenoun	(transitive, of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
deadnoun	(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
trounceverb	(transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
thumpnoun	The sound of such a blow; a thud.
circumventverb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
crushverb	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
roundnoun	(physical) Of shape:
measurenoun	A prescribed quantity or extent.
flapnoun	Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
circuitnoun	(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
poundnoun	A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
pulsenoun	(physiology) A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them.
perplexverb	(transitive) To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.
meternoun	A device that measures things.
rhythmnoun	The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
amazeverb	(transitive) To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise.
gravelnoun	(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
bewilderverb	(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
nonplusnoun	(transitive) To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox.
bafflenoun	(transitive) To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
vanquishverb	(transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.
flummoxverb	(transitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
stupefyverb	(transitive, by extension, figurative) To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Beat"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
thumpnoun	The sound of such a blow; a thud.
trounceverb	(transitive) To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
beat upverb	(transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
flapnoun	Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
crushverb	A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
scramblenoun	(transitive, of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
ticktocknoun	Alternative form of tick-tock. [The sound of a ticking clock.]
thrumnoun	To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking.
exhaustnoun	(transitive, literally, figuratively) To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or use until the supply comes to an end.
cadencenoun	Balanced, rhythmic flow.
vanquishverb	(transitive) To defeat (someone); to overcome.
circumventverb	(transitive) to avoid or get around something; to bypass
circuitnoun	(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
outfoxverb	(transitive) To beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.
outwitverb	(transitive) To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
tucker outverb	(slang) To exhaust; to tire out.
outsmartverb	(transitive) To beat in a competition of wits.
tuckernoun	(uncountable, colloquial, Australia, New Zealand) Food; tuck.
bushed	(informal) Very tired; exhausted.
all innoun	(poker) Having no further stake to wager, but remaining active in a hand.