Definition of "beat"
noun:
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A pulsation or throb.
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A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
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A rhythm.
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The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency.
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A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect.
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The route of a patrol by a guard or officer as in walk the beat.
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In newspapering, the primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
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The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
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A beatnik.
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verb:
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To hit; to knock; to pound; to strike.
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To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
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To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel (someone) in a particular, competitive event.
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To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
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To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
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To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
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Of a buyer, to persuade the seller to reduce a price.
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Past participle of beat.
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To indicate by beating or drumming.
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adjective:
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Dilapidated, beat up.
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Exhausted.
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Fabulous.
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Boring.
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Ugly.
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