beat
Drummer's steady count
The element common to most meanings of beat is the idea of repeated, forceful striking: beat a drum, beat a dead horse.
From this core meaning, other senses arise, such as winning or prevailing (beat someone at chess, beat a deadline), or, in cooking, stirring vigorously (beat the egg whites).
Something that is beating, like your heart, throbs or pulsates in a steady pattern As a noun, the primary meaning of beat is the sound that arises from any kind of steady rhythm: a drum beat, a heartbeat.
The verb beat occurs in many idioms and informal expressions, such as beat the rap (avoid punishment), beat a retreat (leave hastily), and beat around the bush (avoid coming to the point in speech or writing).
Arterial blood throb
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- throbBeat with intensity
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- flutterRapid light movement
pounding · racing · skipped · irregular · steady · resting · thumping · rhythm
Successful contact or strike
Rate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- meterDevice that measures usage
- pulseArterial blood throb
swing · groove · measure · pattern · percussion · drumming · polyrhythm · timing
Struck percussion cylinder
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
DJ · turntable · electronic · funk · rap · techno · house · breakbeat
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
- conquerOvercome by force
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- crushCompress with force
overpower · prevail · dominate · thrash · rout · clobber · demolish · trounce
Arterial blood throb
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- waveformGraphed oscillation pattern
- hertzFrequency measurement unit
modulation · amplitude · interference · carrier · radar · sonar · echo · electromagnetic
Law enforcement slang
Utterly depleted of energy
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- drainedEmptied of resources
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
spent · dead tired · wiped · bushed · knackered · run-down · haggard · tuckered
One who gathers news
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
turf · crime · city hall · courthouse · night · source · stringer · press
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- throbBeat with intensity
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
flutter · pounding · racing · skipped · irregular · steady · resting · thumping · rhythm · monitor
hit
Successful contact or strike
thump · drum · tap · rap · knock · hammer · fist · club · stick · slap
tempo
Rate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- meterDevice that measures usage
pulse · swing · groove · measure · pattern · percussion · drumming · polyrhythm · timing · loop
drum
Struck percussion cylinder
synthesizer · DJ · turntable · electronic · funk · rap · techno · house · breakbeat · trap
vanquish
Defeat thoroughly in conflict
crush · overpower · prevail · dominate · thrash · rout · clobber · demolish · trounce · wallop
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- waveformGraphed oscillation pattern
hertz · modulation · amplitude · interference · carrier · radar · sonar · echo · electromagnetic · transmission
cop
Law enforcement slang
exhausted
Utterly depleted of energy
worn-out · spent · dead tired · wiped · bushed · knackered · run-down · haggard · tuckered · pooped
whisk
Looped wire mixer
blend · fold · aerate · eggs · batter · cream · meringue · peaks · frothy · paddle
reporter
One who gathers news
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
correspondent · turf · crime · city hall · courthouse · night · source · stringer · press · news
- cookingbaking, chop, boiling, dice, mince
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- past tense verbswent, got, had, did, said
- soundsound, sound waves, echoes, acoustics, vibrations
- heartheart attack, heart muscle, heart rate, heart failure, heart valves
- Hip-Hoprapper, rappers, rhymes, lyrics, freestyle
beatenergetic
Having much vigor
refreshed · rested · fresh · invigorated · revitalized
- beat upAssault physically, cause injury
- beat itCommand to leave quickly
- beaten upDamaged by blows
- beat around the bushAvoid stating directly
- beats downStrikes repeatedly with force
- beat the pants offDefeat decisively and humiliatingly
beaten, beating, upbeat, beats, offbeat, heartbeat, beater, unbeatable, unbeaten