Beat

Meaning

Noun

●

A

; a blow.

●

A

or throb.

●

In Music:

A

on the

, the

at which

are

as the

. Thus a

is the

time

of a piece.

●

A rhythm.

●

In Music:

A rhythm.

The

by a

or other

to the members of a group of

s.

●

The

of

music.

●

The

between two

of almost

frequency

●

A

in a

,

, or

, for

or

effect.

●

An area of a person's

, especially

The

by a

or a guard.

●

In Mass media:

An area of a person's

, especially

The

focus of a reporter's

(such as police/courts, education,

government, business etc.).

●

An

of

or

results before a

; a scoop.

●

That which

, or

, another or others.

●

In Southern US English:

A precinct.

●

A place of

or

resort.

●

In Australian English:

A place of

or

resort.

An area

by

sexual activity

. See

beat.

●

A low

or swindler.

●

In Hunting:

The

of

, or

over, a

to

or

; also, those so

, collectively.

●

In Fencing:

A

on the adversary's blade.

●

A

look;

face.

●

A beatnik.

Verb

●

To

; to strike.

●

To

or

, usually in some

rhythm.

●

To

; to

; to

or loudly.

●

To

with

or throbbing.

●

To

against; to

or

; to do or be better than (someone); to

in a particular,

event.

●

In Nautical:

To

to

using a

of

across the wind.

●

To

(water,

etc.) in order to

; to

through (a

etc.) for hunting.

●

To

food in a

. Compare whip.

●

In British English:

To

the

to reduce a price.

●

To

by

or drumming.

●

To

, as a path.

●

To

; to

; to trouble.

●

To be in

or doubt.

●

To make a

when struck.

●

In Military:

To make a

of

on a drum.

●

To

with

of

and

,

a

effect; said of

,

, or

not

in unison.

●

To

a place before someone.

⚠️

In Multicultural London English & Multicultural Toronto English:

To have

intercourse.

●

In Law enforcement:

To rob.

●

In Inflections with a red link for singular:

of beat

●

In Inflections with a red link for singular:

past participle

of beat

Adj

●

In American English:

Exhausted.

●

In Violence:

Dilapidated,

up.

●

In African-American Vernacular English:

Having

makeup.

●

Boring.

●

Ugly.

●

Relating to the Beat Generation.

Sourced from

Origin

beat

English

beten

Middle English (1100-1500)

beatan

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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