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beat - a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe" |
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stroke a light touch with the hands
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beat - the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum" |
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sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
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beat - the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing |
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sailing the departure of a vessel from a port
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beat - a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat" |
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pace,
rate a step in walking or running
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beat - a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" |
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round |
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itinerary,
path,
route a way especially designed for a particular use
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beat - 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 |
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oscillation,
vibration (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
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beat - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
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crush,
shell,
trounce,
vanquish |
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win be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game"
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defeat,
get the better of,
overcome win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
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outpoint,
outscore score more points than one's opponents
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walk over beat easily; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship"
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eliminate kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
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mop up,
pip,
rack up,
whip,
worst supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)
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whomp beat overwhelmingly
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get the best,
have the best,
overcome overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"
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rout,
spread-eagle,
spreadeagle cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
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get the jump be there first; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors"
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cheat,
chicane,
chouse,
jockey,
screw,
shaft defeat someone through trickery or deceit
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beat,
circumvent,
outfox,
outsmart,
outwit,
overreach come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
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exceed,
outdo,
outgo,
outmatch,
outperform,
outstrip,
surmount,
surpass be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
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get over,
master,
overcome,
subdue,
surmount to bring (a necessary but unpleasant task) to an end; "Let's get this job over with"; "It's a question of getting over an unpleasant task"
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best,
outdo,
outflank,
scoop,
trump get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
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outfight to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"
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overmaster,
overpower,
overwhelm overcome by superior force
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checkmate,
mate place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"
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immobilise,
immobilize cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
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outplay excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Lakers"
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bat,
clobber,
cream,
drub,
lick,
thrash wink briefly; "bat one's eyelids"
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beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe" |
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beat come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
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strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
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full make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
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beat come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
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beetle beat with a beetle
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bastinado beat somebody on the soles of the feet
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coldcock,
deck,
dump,
floor,
knock down knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
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whang attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan"
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paste cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap"
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thrash,
thresh give a thrashing to; beat hard
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hammer beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
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beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" |
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hit pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
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strong-arm use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"
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soak heat a metal prior to working it
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pistol-whip beat with a pistol
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belabor,
belabour attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students"
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rough up treat violently; "The police strong-armed the suspect"
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flog,
lash,
lather,
slash,
strap,
trounce,
welt,
whip beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
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cane,
flog,
lambast,
lambaste beat with a cane
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kayo,
knock cold,
knock out knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"
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flail,
lam,
thrash,
thresh move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
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baste,
batter,
clobber cover with liquid before cooking; "baste a roast"
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larrup,
paddle,
spank stir with a paddle
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beat - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast" |
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pound,
thump |
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beat come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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pulsate,
pulse,
throb expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
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flutter,
palpitate flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead"
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thrash give a thrashing to; beat hard
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flap pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
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beat - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" |
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flap |
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beat,
flap come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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flutter flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead"
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bate soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
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clap clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"
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beat - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping" |
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flap |
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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flail,
thresh move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
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clap clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"
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beat - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" |
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scramble |
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agitate,
commove,
disturb,
raise up,
shake up,
stir up,
vex change the arrangement or position of
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cookery,
cooking,
preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
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whip,
whisk strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
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cream add cream to one's coffee, for example
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beat - indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm" |
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beat,
drum,
thrum come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
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beat come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
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beat out,
tap out,
thump out beat out a rhythm
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beat - produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly; "beat the drum" |
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play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
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music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
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beat - strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music; "beat one's breast"; "beat one's foot rhythmically" |
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strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
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beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares" |
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forge,
form,
mold,
mould,
shape,
work make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
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forge,
hammer make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
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beat - sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind" |
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sail traverse or travel on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"
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navigation,
pilotage,
piloting the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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beat - make by pounding or trampling; "beat a path through the forest" |
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create,
make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
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beat - strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting |
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beat come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
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beat - glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us" |
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glare shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"
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beat - avoid paying; "beat the subway fare" |
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bunk |
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cheat,
chisel,
rip off defeat someone through trickery or deceit
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beat - be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!" |
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be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
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