beat

Part of speech: verb

To strike repeatedly.

Part of speech: verb

To excel; overcome; vanquish.

Part of speech: verb

To range over in hunting.

Part of speech: verb

To strike repeated blows; throb; pulsate.

Part of speech: verb

To work up against the wind by tacking.

Part of speech: verb

To conquer; win.

Part of speech: noun

A stroke or blow; a pulsation.

Part of speech: noun

A space regularly traversed, as by a sentry or a policeman.

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Usage examples "beat":

  1. Where did you learn to beat like that, my man? - "The Drummer's Coat", J. W. Fortescue.
  2. He'll beat out an honest man, every time. - "Laramie Holds the Range", Frank H. Spearman.
  3. A man beat out his soul at the feet of " Medje." - "Bye-Ways", Robert Smythe Hichens.