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BEAT

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There are 39 meanings of the word Beat.

How to pronounce beat:

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Beat - as a noun

A regular route for a sentry or policeman

Example: "In the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
round6

The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

Example: "He could feel the beat of her heart"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
heartbeat14pulsation11pulse7
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
periodic eventrecurrent event
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

Example: "The piece has a fast rhythm"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
musical rhythmrhythm17
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
musical time
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

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

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
beatnik13

The sound of stroke or blow

Example: "He heard the beat of a drum"

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
cadence12measure9meter7metre7
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
poetic rhythmprosody13rhythmic pattern
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A regular rate of repetition

Example: "The cox raised the beat"

A stroke or blow

Example: "The signal was two beats on the steam pipe"

The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

Beat - as an adjective satellite

Very tired

Example: "Was all in at the end of the day"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
all inbushed12dead6

Beat - as a verb

Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

Example: "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
work over
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Hit repeatedly

Example: "Beat on the door"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
strike10
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Move rhythmically

Example: "Her heart was beating fast"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
pound8thump12
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
move9
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Shape by beating

Example: "Beat swords into ploughshares"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
forge9form9mold7mould8shape10work11
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Make a rhythmic sound

Example: "Rain drummed against the windshield"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
drum7thrum10

Glare or strike with great intensity

Example: "The sun was beating down on us"

Move with a thrashing motion

Example: "The bird flapped its wings"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
flap9
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
displace13move9
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Sail with much tacking or with difficulty

Example: "The boat beat in the strong wind"

Stir vigorously

Example: "Beat the egg whites"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
scramble14
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
agitate8commove16disturb10raise upstir upvex13
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

Example: "Beat one's breast"

Be superior

Example: "Reading beats watching television"

Avoid paying

Example: "Beat the subway fare"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bunk10

Make a sound like a clock or a timer

Example: "The clocks were ticking"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
tick10ticktack20ticktock20

Move with a flapping motion

Example: "The bird's wings were flapping"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
flap9
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
move9
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

Example: "Beat the rhythm"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

Example: "The city pulsated with music and excitement"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
pulsate9quiver18

Make by pounding or trampling

Example: "Beat a path through the forest"

Produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

Example: "Beat the drum"

Strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

Beat through cleverness and wit

Example: "I beat the traffic"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
circumvent19outfox16outsmart10outwit9overreach17

Wear out completely

Example: "This kind of work exhausts me"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
exhaust17tucker12tucker outwash up
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
fag outfatigue11jade12outwear10tire4tire outwear7wear downwear outwear uponweary11
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Beat - as an adjective

Exhausted

Example: "After the long day, she was feeling completely beat."

Dilapidated, beat up

Example: "Dude, you drive a beat car like that and you ain’t gonna get no honeys."

Fabulous

Example: "Her makeup was beat!"

Boring

(of a person) ugly

Example Sentences

"The sound of the drums created a pulsating beat."
"He has a strong and steady heart beat."
"She danced to the beat of the music."
"The runner quickened his pace to stay ahead of the beat."
"I can feel the beat of excitement in the air."
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Word Game Points

Is BEAT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, beat is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

BEAT has a SCRABBLE points total of 6.

Is BEAT a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, beat is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
BEAT has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 7.

Is BEAT a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, beat is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
BEAT has a WORDFEUD points total of 7.

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