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beat




beat UK US [biːt] verb [ beat ], [ beaten ] or [US ALSO beat ] [ beaten beats beating ]
 
DEFEAT

1. <E > transitive to defeat or do better than
Simon always beats me at tennis.
Holland beat Belgium (by) 3-1.
Our team was comfortably/easily/soundly beaten in the first round of the competition.
The nationalists were narrowly beaten in the local election.
He beat me fair and square (= without cheating).
They were beaten hands down (= completely) by their opponents.
She has beaten her own record of three minutes ten seconds.
US He beat out all the top competitors in his sport.
Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport
2. informal to be more enjoyable than another activity or experience
+ -ing verb Taking the bus sure beats walking.
slang Taking the bus beats the hell out of (= is much better than) walking all the way there.
You can't beat (= there is nothing more enjoyable than) a cold beer on a hot afternoon.
Thesaurus+: ↑Good, better and best in terms of quality
3. transitive To beat something that is going to happen is to take action before the thing happens
Let's try to beat the traffic problems by leaving early in the morning.
I always do my shopping early to beat the rush.
Thesaurus+: ↑Acting and acts ↑Dealing with things or people
4. beat sb to it
to do something before someone else does it
I was just going to tidy up the kitchen, but you've beaten me to it.
Thesaurus+: ↑Preceding and introducing
 
Paul beat me by three games to two.
With this new product, we are well situated to beat our competitors.
They will be a tough team to beat.
The Liberal Democrats may form a pact with Labour to try to beat the Conservatives in the next election.
She came within two seconds of beating the world record.
 
HIT

5. <A > intransitive or transitive usually + adverb or preposition to hit repeatedly
They saw him beating his dog with a stick.
The child had been brutally/savagely beaten.
She was beaten to death.
+ object + adjective He was beaten senseless.
Beat the drum.
The rain was beating down incessantly on the tin roof.
Thesaurus+: ↑Hitting and beating ↑Punishing by causing pain
6. beat a path through sth
to form a path in an area where long grass or bushes grow closely together, by hitting the plants with your hands or an object, or by stepping on them
We beat a path through the undergrowth.
Thesaurus+: ↑Pedestrian routes
 
The rain beat against her face as she struggled through the wind.
They've threatened to beat him to a jelly if he doesn't repay the money.
People were shocked by the advertisement which depicted a woman beating her husband.
His bruises lent credence to his statement that he had been beaten.
I felt sick when I heard about the prisoners being beaten.
 
MIX

7. to mix something repeatedly using a utensil such as a spoon or whisk
To make an omelette you must first beat the eggs.
Thesaurus+: ↑Mixing and mixtures ↑Variety and mixtures ↑Connecting and combining ↑Groups and collections of things ↑Cookery terms
 
MOVEMENT

8. intransitive or transitive to (cause to) make a regular movement or sound
The doctor could feel no pulse beating.
The hummingbird beats its wings at great speed.
Thesaurus+: ↑Shaking, swinging and vibrating
9. beat time
to make a regular sound or movement to music
Thesaurus+: ↑Playing music ↑Singing in general
 
They danced to the beat of the drums.
The beat of the music was strangely hypnotic.
The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat.
Every time he looks at me my heart skips a beat.
Waltzes have three beats in/to the bar.
Idioms: Beat it! If you can't beat 'em, join 'em beat a path to somebody's door beat a retreat beat around the bush beat somebody at their own game beat somebody hollow beat somebody's brains out beat the rap beat your chest it beats me take some beating that beats everything
Phrasal Verbs: beat down beat off beat somebody back beat somebody down beat somebody off beat somebody out beat somebody up beat something out beat something out of somebody
 
adjective after verb informal
extremely tired
I'm beat - I'm going to bed.
UK You've been working too hard, you look dead beat.
See also deadbeat
Thesaurus+: ↑Tired and making tired
 
noun
 
MOVEMENT

1. <A > countable or uncountable a regular movement or sound, especially that made by your heart
I put my head on his chest but I could feel no heart beat.
My heart missed a beat (= I felt very excited) when she said, "Yes, I'll marry you".
Thesaurus+: ↑The circulatory system and blood
 
They danced to the beat of the drums.
The beat of the music was strangely hypnotic.
The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat.
Every time he looks at me my heart skips a beat.
Waltzes have three beats in/to the bar.
 
MUSIC

2. <A > countable or uncountable in music, a regular emphasis, or a place in the music where such an emphasis is expected
The guitar comes in on the third beat.
Make sure you play on the beat (= on the beats).
He tapped his foot to the beat (= rhythm) of the music.
Thesaurus+: ↑Beats or lengths of musical notes
 
AREA
3. countable usually singular an area for which someone, such as a police officer, has responsibility as part of their job
Bob has worked as an officer on this particular beat for 20 years.
Thesaurus+: ↑The police generally
4. be on/walking the beat
A police officer who is on/walking the beat is on duty, walking around rather than driving in a police car.
Thesaurus+: ↑The police generally

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