Definition of "beat"
- noun
A pulsation or throb.
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.
A rhythm.
The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency.
A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect.
The route of a patrol by a guard or officer as in walk the beat.
In newspapering, the primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
A beatnik.
- verb
To hit; to knock; to pound; to strike.
To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel (someone) in a particular, competitive event.
To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
Of a buyer, to persuade the seller to reduce a price.
Past participle of beat.
To indicate by beating or drumming.
- adjective
Dilapidated, beat up.
Exhausted.
Fabulous.
Boring.
Ugly.
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