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"Beat" Definition
noun
A member of the Beat Generation.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A pattern of stress that produces the rhythm of verse.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A pulsation or throb.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound or serves as a signal.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A variable unit of time measuring a pause taken by an actor, as for dramatic effect.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
idiom
Around To fail to confront a subject directly.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Beat a retreat To make a hasty withdrawal.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Beat it Slang To leave hurriedly.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Beat the bushes To make an exhaustive search.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Beat up on To attack physically.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
phrasal-verb
Beat off To drive away.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Beat off Vulgar Slang To masturbate.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Beat out Baseball To reach base safely on (a bunt or ground ball) when a putout is attempted.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-transitive
Informal To arrive or finish before (another): We beat you home by five minutes.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Informal To avoid or counter the effects of, often by thinking ahead; circumvent: beat the traffic.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Informal To be superior to or better than: Riding beats walking.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Informal To deprive, as by craft or ability: He beat me out of 20 dollars with his latest scheme.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Music To mark or count (time or rhythm), especially with the hands or with a baton.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
adjective
Informal Worn-out; fatigued.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Of or relating to the Beat Generation.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Being in a state of exhaustion .
Source: Merriam-Webster
Sapped of resolution or morale.
Source: Merriam-Webster
Of, relating to, or being .
Source: Merriam-Webster
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