English

Detailed Synonyms for beat in English

beat:

to beat verb (beats, beated, beating)

  1. to beat
    to beat; to hit; to strike; to smash; to smack; to bang; to batter; to hammer
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
    • hit verb (hits, hit, hitting)
    • strike verb (strikes, struck, striking)
    • smash verb (smashs, smashed, smashing)
    • smack verb (smacks, smacked, smacking)
    • bang verb (bangs, banged, banging)
    • batter verb (batters, battered, battering)
    • hammer verb (hammers, hammered, hammering)
  2. to beat
    – wear out completely 1
    to beat; to exhaust; to wash up; tucker; tucker out
    – wear out completely 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • I'm beat1
    • exhaust verb (exhausts, exhausted, exhausting)
      • This kind of work exhausts me1
    • wash up verb (washes up, washed up, washing up)
    • tucker verb
    • tucker out verb
  3. to beat
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    to get; to stick; to beat; to pose; to baffle; to puzzle; to vex; to bewilder; to perplex; mystify
    – be a mystery or bewildering to 1
    • get verb (gets, got, getting)
    • stick verb (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • This beats me!1
    • pose verb (poses, posed, posing)
    • baffle verb (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • puzzle verb (puzzles, puzzled, puzzling)
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)
      • a vexing problem1
    • bewilder verb (bewilders, bewildered, bewildering)
    • perplex verb (perplexes, perplexed, perplexing)
    • mystify verb
  4. to beat
    – come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 1
    to beat; to crush; to shell; to trounce; to beat out; vanquish
    – come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship1
      • We beat the competition1
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • shell verb (shells, shelled, shelling)
    • trounce verb (trounces, trounced, trouncing)
    • beat out verb (beats out, beated out, beating out)
    • vanquish verb
  5. to beat
    – beat through cleverness and wit 1
    to beat; to outwit; outsmart; circumvent; overreach; outfox
    – beat through cleverness and wit 1
  6. to beat
    – give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression 1
    to beat; to beat up; work over
    – give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night1
      • The teacher used to beat the students1
    • beat up verb (beats up, beated up, beating up)
    • work over verb
  7. to beat
    – hit repeatedly 1
    to beat
    – hit repeatedly 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • beat on the door1
      • beat the table with his shoe1
  8. to beat
    – strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting 1
    to beat
    – strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
  9. to beat
    – strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music 1
    to beat
    – strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • beat one's breast1
      • beat one's foot rhythmically1
  10. to beat
    – stir vigorously 1
    to beat; to scramble
    – stir vigorously 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • beat the egg whites1
      • beat the cream1
    • scramble verb (scrambles, scrambled, scrambling)
  11. to beat
    – shape by beating 1
    to beat
    – shape by beating 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • beat swords into ploughshares1
  12. to beat
    – produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly 1
    to beat
    – produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • beat the drum1
  13. to beat
    – make by pounding or trampling 1
    to beat
    – make by pounding or trampling 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • beat a path through the forest1
  14. to beat
    – move with or as if with a regular alternating motion 1
    to beat; to quiver; pulsate
    – move with or as if with a regular alternating motion 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
    • quiver verb (quivers, quivered, quivering)
    • pulsate verb
      • the city pulsated with music and excitement1
  15. to beat
    – move rhythmically 1
    to beat; to pound; to thump
    – move rhythmically 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • Her heart was beating fast1
    • pound verb (pounds, pounded, pounding)
    • thump verb (thumps, thumped, thumping)
  16. to beat
    – indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks 1
    to beat
    – indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
  17. to beat
    – sail with much tacking or with difficulty 1
    to beat
    – sail with much tacking or with difficulty 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • The boat beat in the strong wind1
  18. to beat
    – move with a flapping motion 1
    to beat; to flap
    – move with a flapping motion 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
    • flap verb (flaps, flapped, flapping)
      • The bird's wings were flapping1
  19. to beat
    – move with a thrashing motion 1
    to beat; to flap
    – move with a thrashing motion 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky1
    • flap verb (flaps, flapped, flapping)
      • The bird flapped its wings1
  20. to beat
    – glare or strike with great intensity 1
    to beat
    – glare or strike with great intensity 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • The sun was beating down on us1
  21. to beat
    – make a rhythmic sound 1
    to beat; to drum; thrum
    – make a rhythmic sound 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • The drums beat all night1
    • drum verb (drums, drummed, drumming)
      • Rain drummed against the windshield1
      • The drums beat all night1
    • thrum verb
  22. to beat
    – make a sound like a clock or a timer 1
    to beat; to tick; ticktock; ticktack
    – make a sound like a clock or a timer 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • the grandfather clock beat midnight1
    • tick verb (ticks, ticked, ticking)
      • the clocks were ticking1
    • ticktock verb
    • ticktack verb
  23. to beat
    – avoid paying 1
    to beat; bunk
    – avoid paying 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • beat the subway fare1
    • bunk verb
  24. to beat
    – be superior 1
    to beat
    – be superior 1
    • beat verb (beats, beated, beating)
      • Reading beats watching television1
      • This sure beats work!1

Conjugations for beat:

present
  1. beat
  2. beat
  3. beats
  4. beat
  5. beat
  6. beat
simple past
  1. beated
  2. beated
  3. beated
  4. beated
  5. beated
  6. beated
present perfect
  1. have beated
  2. have beated
  3. has beated
  4. have beated
  5. have beated
  6. have beated
past continuous
  1. was beating
  2. were beating
  3. was beating
  4. were beating
  5. were beating
  6. were beating
future
  1. shall beat
  2. will beat
  3. will beat
  4. shall beat
  5. will beat
  6. will beat
continuous present
  1. am beating
  2. are beating
  3. is beating
  4. are beating
  5. are beating
  6. are beating
subjunctive
  1. be beated
  2. be beated
  3. be beated
  4. be beated
  5. be beated
  6. be beated
diverse
  1. beat!
  2. let's beat!
  3. beated
  4. beating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

beat adj

  1. beat
    – very tired 1
    beat; dead; all in; bushed
    – very tired 1
    • beat adj
      • so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere1
    • dead adj
      • I'm dead after that long trip1
    • all in adj
      • was all in at the end of the day1
    • bushed adj
      • bushed after all that exercise1

beat [the ~] noun

  1. the beat
    – the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing 1
    the beat
    – the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing 1
  2. the beat
    – a stroke or blow 1
    the beat
    – a stroke or blow 1
    • beat [the ~] noun
      • the signal was two beats on the steam pipe1
  3. the beat
    – a regular rate of repetition 1
    the beat
    – a regular rate of repetition 1
    • beat [the ~] noun
      • the cox raised the beat1
  4. the beat
    – the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music 1
    the beat; the rhythm; the musical rhythm
    – the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music 1
    • beat [the ~] noun
      • the conductor set the beat1
    • rhythm [the ~] noun
      • the piece has a fast rhythm1
    • musical rhythm [the ~] noun
  5. the beat
    – (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse 1
    the measure; the beat; the metre; the cadence; the meter
    – (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse 1
  6. the beat
    – the sound of stroke or blow 1
    the beat
    – the sound of stroke or blow 1
    • beat [the ~] noun
      • he heard the beat of a drum1
  7. the beat
    – the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart 1
    the beat; the pulse; the heartbeat; the pulsation
    – the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart 1
  8. the beat
    – a regular route for a sentry or police officer 1
    the beat; the round
    – a regular route for a sentry or police officer 1
    • beat [the ~] noun
      • in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name1
    • round [the ~] noun
  9. the beat
    – a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior 1
    the beat; the beatnik
    – a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior 1
  10. the 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 1
    the 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 1

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Related Definitions for "beat":

  1. very tired1
    • so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere1
  2. the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing1
  3. a stroke or blow1
    • the signal was two beats on the steam pipe1
  4. a regular rate of repetition1
    • the cox raised the beat1
  5. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music1
    • the conductor set the beat1
  6. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse1
  7. the sound of stroke or blow1
    • he heard the beat of a drum1
  8. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart1
    • he could feel the beat of her heart1
  9. a regular route for a sentry or police officer1
    • in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name1
  10. a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior1
  11. a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations1
  12. wear out completely1
    • I'm beat1
  13. be a mystery or bewildering to1
    • This beats me!1
  14. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict1
    • Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship1
    • We beat the competition1
  15. beat through cleverness and wit1
    • I beat the traffic1
  16. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression1
    • Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night1
    • The teacher used to beat the students1
  17. hit repeatedly1
    • beat on the door1
    • beat the table with his shoe1
  18. strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting1
  19. strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music1
    • beat one's breast1
    • beat one's foot rhythmically1
  20. stir vigorously1
    • beat the egg whites1
    • beat the cream1
  21. shape by beating1
    • beat swords into ploughshares1
  22. produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly1
    • beat the drum1
  23. make by pounding or trampling1
    • beat a path through the forest1
  24. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion1
  25. move rhythmically1
    • Her heart was beating fast1
  26. indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks1
  27. sail with much tacking or with difficulty1
    • The boat beat in the strong wind1
  28. move with a flapping motion1
  29. move with a thrashing motion1
    • The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky1
  30. glare or strike with great intensity1
    • The sun was beating down on us1
  31. make a rhythmic sound1
    • The drums beat all night1
  32. make a sound like a clock or a timer1
    • the grandfather clock beat midnight1
  33. avoid paying1
    • beat the subway fare1
  34. be superior1
    • Reading beats watching television1
    • This sure beats work!1

Related Synonyms for beat