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beats

/biːts/

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A stroke; a blow.

Examples :

"The old drum showed many scratches from the drummer's enthusiastic beats. "

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A pulsation or throb.

Examples :

"a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse"

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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.

Examples :

"The drummer emphasized the strong beats of the song, making it easy to dance to. "

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Examples :

"The drum beats provided a steady rhythm for the dancers. "

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The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency

Examples :

"When tuning a piano, the tuner listened carefully for the slow, wavering beats that indicated the two strings were almost, but not quite, in perfect unison. "

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(authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect; a plot point or story development.

Examples :

"The script called for two beats after Maria heard the bad news, giving her time to react silently before she spoke. "

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The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.

Examples :

"Officer Miller knows all the shop owners along his beats; he patrols them every day. "

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(by extension) An area of a person's responsibility, especially

Examples :

"The police officer patrolled her beats diligently, ensuring the safety of the neighborhood. "

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An act of reporting news or scientific results before a rival; a scoop.

Examples :

""The student journalist celebrated her beats on the school board scandal, having published the story a week before the local newspaper." "

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That which beats, or surpasses, another or others.

Examples :

"the beat of him"

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Examples :

"The police officer patrolled her usual beats downtown, checking in with local businesses. "

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A place of habitual or frequent resort.

Examples :

"The coffee shop is a popular beats for students during their breaks. "

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A low cheat or swindler.

Examples :

"a dead beat"

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The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.

Examples :

"The DJ spent hours searching for the perfect beats to use in his new mix. "

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The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.

Examples :

"The hunting beats returned empty-handed after a long day in the woods. "

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A smart tap on the adversary's blade.

Examples :

"During the fencing lesson, the instructor showed her student how a quick series of beats on the opponent's foil could disrupt their attack. "

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verb

Examples :

"As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled."

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To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.

Examples :

"He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque."

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To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.

Examples :

"The baker beats the eggs vigorously with a whisk. "

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To move with pulsation or throbbing.

Examples :

"My heart beats faster when I'm nervous before a test. "

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To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel (someone) in a particular, competitive event.

Examples :

"The soccer team beat their rivals 3-1 in the final game. "

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To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.

Examples :

"The sailboat captain expertly beats against the wind, maneuvering to reach the harbor. "

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To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.

Examples :

"The hunters beats the tall grass along the riverbank to flush out the ducks. "

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To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.

Examples :

"Beat the eggs and whip the cream."

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(In haggling for a price) of a buyer, to persuade the seller to reduce a price

Examples :

"He wanted $50 for it, but I managed to beat him down to $35."

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To indicate by beating or drumming.

Examples :

"to beat a retreat; to beat to quarters"

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To tread, as a path.

Examples :

"The farmer beats a path through the tall grass every morning to reach his cows. "

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To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.

Examples :

"The math problem really beats me; I can't figure it out no matter how hard I try. "

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To be in agitation or doubt.

Examples :

"My heart beats with worry whenever I have to give a presentation in class. "

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To make a sound when struck.

Examples :

"The drums beat."

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To make a succession of strokes on a drum.

Examples :

"The drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters."

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To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations, not perfectly in unison.

Examples :

"The grandfather clock's pendulum beats steadily, a rhythmic sound filling the quiet house. "

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To arrive at a place before someone.

Examples :

"He beat me there."

achievement action

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To have sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"Bruv, she came in just as we started to beat."

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verb

Examples :

"He beat me out of 12 bucks last night."

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Examples :

"In the 1950s, many young people were drawn to the philosophy and lifestyle of beats who rejected mainstream society. "

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