beat
verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026
to strike a part of one's own body repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
Framework senses
- §1
- to wear out completely
- §2
- to be a mystery or bewildering to
- §3
- to come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- §4
- to beat through cleverness and wit
- §5
- to give a beating to
- §6
- to hit repeatedly
- §7
- to strike a part of one's own body repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- §8
- to stir vigorously
- §9
- to shape by beating
- §10
- to make by pounding or trampling
- §11
- to move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- §12
- to move rhythmically
- §13
- to sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- §14
- to glare or strike with great intensity
- §15
- to make a rhythmic sound
- §16
- to avoid paying
- §17
- to be superior