• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
• 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
• a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
• the sound of stroke or blow
• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
• a regular rate of repetition
• a stroke or blow
• the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
adjective satellite
• very tired
verb
• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
• give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
• hit repeatedly
• move rhythmically
• shape by beating
• make a rhythmic sound
• glare or strike with great intensity
• move with a thrashing motion
• sail with much tacking or with difficulty
• stir vigorously
• strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
• be superior
• avoid paying
• make a sound like a clock or a timer
• move with a flapping motion
• indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
• make by pounding or trampling
• produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
• strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
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