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beat
very tired
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adjective
very tired
“was all in at the end of the day”
noun
the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
noun
a stroke or blow
“the signal was two beats on the steam pipe”
noun
a regular rate of repetition
“the cox raised the beat”
noun
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
“the piece has a fast rhythm”
noun
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
noun
the sound of stroke or blow
“he heard the beat of a drum”
noun
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
“he could feel the beat of her heart”
noun
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
“in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name”
noun
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
noun
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
verb
wear out completely
“This kind of work exhausts me”
verb
be a mystery or bewildering to
“This beats me!”
verb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
“Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”
verb
beat through cleverness and wit
“I beat the traffic”
verb
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
“Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night”
verb
hit repeatedly
“beat on the door”
verb
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
verb
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
“beat one's breast”
verb
stir vigorously
“beat the egg whites”
verb
shape by beating
“beat swords into ploughshares”
verb
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
“beat the drum”
verb
make by pounding or trampling
“beat a path through the forest”
verb
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
“the city pulsated with music and excitement”
verb
move rhythmically
“Her heart was beating fast”
verb
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
“Beat the rhythm”
verb
sail with much tacking or with difficulty
“The boat beat in the strong wind”
verb
move with a flapping motion
“The bird's wings were flapping”
verb
move with a thrashing motion
“The bird flapped its wings”
verb
glare or strike with great intensity
“The sun was beating down on us”
verb
make a rhythmic sound
“Rain drummed against the windshield”
verb
make a sound like a clock or a timer
“the clocks were ticking”
verb
avoid paying
“beat the subway fare”
verb
be superior
“Reading beats watching television”
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Example Sentences
was all in at the end of the day
so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere
bushed after all that exercise
I'm dead after that long trip
the signal was two beats on the steam pipe
the cox raised the beat
the piece has a fast rhythm
the conductor set the beat
he heard the beat of a drum
he could feel the beat of her heart
in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
This kind of work exhausts me
I'm beat
He was all washed up after the exam
This beats me!
Got me — I don't know the answer!
a vexing problem
This question really stuck me
Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
We beat the competition
Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
I beat the traffic
She outfoxed her competitors
Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night
The teacher used to beat the students
beat on the door
beat the table with his shoe
beat one's breast
beat one's foot rhythmically
beat the egg whites
beat the cream
beat swords into ploughshares
beat the drum
beat a path through the forest
the city pulsated with music and excitement
Her heart was beating fast
Beat the rhythm
The boat beat in the strong wind
The bird's wings were flapping
The bird flapped its wings
The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
The sun was beating down on us
Rain drummed against the windshield
He drummed his fingers on the table
the clocks were ticking
the grandfather clock beat midnight
beat the subway fare
Reading beats watching television
This sure beats work!
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