Definitions For Beat

noun

• The act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
• A stroke or blow
• A regular rate of repetition
• The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
• The sound of stroke or blow
• The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
• A regular route for a sentry or policeman
• A member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
• 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
• Very tired

verb

• Wear out completely
• Be a mystery or bewildering to
• Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
• Beat through cleverness and wit
• Give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
• Hit repeatedly
• Strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
• Strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
• Stir vigorously
• Shape by beating
• Produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
• Make by pounding or trampling
• Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
• Move rhythmically
• Indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
• Sail with much tacking or with difficulty
• Move with a flapping motion
• Move with a thrashing motion
• Glare or strike with great intensity
• Make a rhythmic sound
• Make a sound like a clock or a timer
• Avoid paying
• Be superior
• To hit (something) repeatedly
• To hit (someone) repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury
• To hit (a drum) repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal

adjective

• Very tired