beat
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1. the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | sailing, |
| definition | : | riding in a sailboat (noun.act) |
2. a stroke or blow (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | stroke, |
| definition | : | a single complete movement (noun.act) |
3. a regular rate of repetition (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | pace, rate, |
| definition | : | the relative speed of progress or change (noun.attribute) |
4. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | musical time, |
| definition | : | (music) the beat of musical rhythm (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | backbeat, |
| definition | : | a loud steady beat (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | downbeat, |
| definition | : | the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | offbeat, upbeat, |
| definition | : | an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | syncopation, |
| definition | : | a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat (noun.communication) |
5. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | catalexis, |
| definition | : | the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | scansion, |
| definition | : | analysis of verse into metrical patterns (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | foot, metrical foot, metrical unit, |
| definition | : | (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | metrics, prosody, |
| definition | : | the study of poetic meter and the art of versification (noun.cognition) |
6. the sound of stroke or blow (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | sound, |
| definition | : | the sudden occurrence of an audible event (noun.event) |
7. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)
| hyponym | : | diastole, |
| definition | : | the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | systole, |
| definition | : | the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | pounding, throb, throbbing, |
| definition | : | an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (noun.event) |
8. a regular route for a sentry or policeman (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | itinerary, path, route, |
| definition | : | an established line of travel or access (noun.location) |
9. a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | nonconformist, recusant, |
| definition | : | someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct (noun.person) |
| member meronym | : | beat generation, beatniks, beats, |
| definition | : | a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) (noun.group) |
10. 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 (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | oscillation, vibration, |
| definition | : | (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean (noun.event) |
11. wear out completely (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary, |
| definition | : | exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | frazzle, |
| definition | : | exhaust physically or emotionally (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | play, |
| definition | : | exhaust by allowing to pull on the line (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | kill, |
| definition | : | tire out completely (verb.change) |
12. be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | mix up, stump, |
| definition | : | cause to be perplexed or confounded (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | riddle, |
| definition | : | set a difficult problem or riddle (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | elude, escape, |
| definition | : | be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by (verb.stative) |
13. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)
| hyponym | : | outpoint, outscore, |
| definition | : | score more points than one's opponents (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | walk over, |
| definition | : | beat easily (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | eliminate, |
| definition | : | remove from a contest or race (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | whomp, |
| definition | : | beat overwhelmingly (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | get the jump, |
| definition | : | be there first (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | outfight, |
| definition | : | to fight better than; get the better of (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | checkmate, mate, |
| definition | : | place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | outplay, |
| definition | : | excel or defeat in a game (verb.competition) |
| entail | : | win, |
| definition | : | be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious (verb.competition) |
14. beat through cleverness and wit (verb.competition)
15. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | strong-arm, |
| definition | : | use physical force against (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | soak, |
| definition | : | beat severely (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | pistol-whip, |
| definition | : | beat with a pistol (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | rough up, |
| definition | : | treat violently (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | larrup, paddle, spank, |
| definition | : | give a spanking to; subject to a spanking (verb.contact) |
| entail | : | hit, |
| definition | : | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument (verb.contact) |
16. hit repeatedly (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | strike, |
| definition | : | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | full, |
| definition | : | beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | beat, |
| definition | : | strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | beetle, |
| definition | : | beat with a beetle (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | bastinado, |
| definition | : | beat somebody on the soles of the feet (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | whang, |
| definition | : | beat with force (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | paste, |
| definition | : | hit with the fists (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | thrash, thresh, |
| definition | : | beat the seeds out of a grain (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | hammer, |
| definition | : | beat with or as if with a hammer (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | beat, |
| definition | : | strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music (verb.contact) |
17. strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | beat, |
| definition | : | hit repeatedly (verb.contact) |
18. strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | strike, |
| definition | : | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | beat, |
| definition | : | hit repeatedly (verb.contact) |
19. stir vigorously (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | whip, whisk, |
| definition | : | whip with or as if with a wire whisk (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | cream, |
| definition | : | make creamy by beating (verb.contact) |
| domain category | : | cookery, cooking, preparation, |
| definition | : | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act) |
20. shape by beating (verb.creation)
| hyponym | : | forge, hammer, |
| definition | : | create by hammering (verb.creation) |
21. produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | play, |
| definition | : | perform music on (a musical instrument) (verb.creation) |
| verb group | : | beat, |
| definition | : | indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks (verb.motion) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
22. make by pounding or trampling (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | create, make, |
| definition | : | make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation) |
| entail | : | trample, tread, |
| definition | : | tread or stomp heavily or roughly (verb.motion) |
23. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | pulsate, pulse, throb, |
| definition | : | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically (verb.motion) |
24. move rhythmically (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | pulsate, pulse, throb, |
| definition | : | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | thrash, |
| definition | : | beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | flap, |
| definition | : | move noisily (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | beat, |
| definition | : | indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks (verb.motion) |
25. indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks (verb.motion)
| verb group | : | beat, |
| definition | : | produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly (verb.creation) |
| verb group | : | beat, pound, thump, |
| definition | : | move rhythmically (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | beat, drum, thrum, |
| definition | : | make a rhythmic sound (verb.perception) |
26. sail with much tacking or with difficulty (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | sail, |
| definition | : | travel on water propelled by wind (verb.motion) |
27. move with a flapping motion (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | flail, thresh, |
| definition | : | move like a flail; thresh about (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | clap, |
| definition | : | strike the air in flight (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | beat, flap, |
| definition | : | move with a thrashing motion (verb.motion) |
28. move with a thrashing motion (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | flutter, |
| definition | : | flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | bate, |
| definition | : | flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | clap, |
| definition | : | cause to strike the air in flight (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | beat, flap, |
| definition | : | move with a flapping motion (verb.motion) |
29. glare or strike with great intensity (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | glare, |
| definition | : | shine intensely (verb.perception) |
30. make a rhythmic sound (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | go, sound, |
| definition | : | make a certain noise or sound (verb.perception) |
| verb group | : | beat, |
| definition | : | indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks (verb.motion) |
31. make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | go, sound, |
| definition | : | make a certain noise or sound (verb.perception) |
32. avoid paying (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | cheat, chisel, rip off, |
| definition | : | deprive somebody of something by deceit (verb.social) |
33. be superior (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
34. very tired (adj.all)
| similar | : | tired, |
| definition | : | depleted of strength or energy (adj.all) |
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
35. the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | sail with much tacking or with difficulty (verb.motion) |
36. a stroke or blow (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | hit repeatedly (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | shape by beating (verb.creation) |
37. a regular rate of repetition (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | beat, flap, |
| definition | : | move with a thrashing motion (verb.motion) |
38. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | beat, pound, thump, |
| definition | : | move rhythmically (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | beat, drum, thrum, |
| definition | : | make a rhythmic sound (verb.perception) |
39. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse (noun.communication)
40. the sound of stroke or blow (noun.event)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | hit repeatedly (verb.contact) |
41. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)
| derivation | : | pulsate, pulse, throb, |
| definition | : | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | beat, pound, thump, |
| definition | : | move rhythmically (verb.motion) |
42. wear out completely (verb.body)
| derivation | : | exhaustion, |
| definition | : | the act of exhausting something entirely (noun.act) |
43. be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)
| also | : | puzzle over, |
| definition | : | try to solve (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | mystification, obfuscation, |
| definition | : | the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mystification, |
| definition | : | something designed to mystify or bewilder (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | mystifier, puzzle, puzzler, teaser, |
| definition | : | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | poser, sticker, stumper, toughie, |
| definition | : | a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | stupefaction, |
| definition | : | a feeling of stupefied astonishment (noun.feeling) |
44. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | beating, whipping, |
| definition | : | the act of overcoming or outdoing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | conqueror, vanquisher, |
| definition | : | someone who is victorious by force of arms (noun.person) |
45. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact)
46. hit repeatedly (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | a stroke or blow (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | beater, |
| definition | : | an implement for beating (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | the sound of stroke or blow (noun.event) |
47. strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music (verb.contact)
48. stir vigorously (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | beater, |
| definition | : | an implement for beating (noun.artifact) |
49. shape by beating (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | a stroke or blow (noun.act) |
50. produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly (verb.creation)
51. move rhythmically (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | beat, heartbeat, pulsation, pulse, |
| definition | : | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | pounding, throb, throbbing, |
| definition | : | an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (noun.event) |
52. indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks (verb.motion)
53. sail with much tacking or with difficulty (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing (noun.act) |
54. move with a flapping motion (verb.motion)
55. move with a thrashing motion (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | a regular rate of repetition (noun.attribute) |
56. make a rhythmic sound (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | drummer, |
| definition | : | someone who plays a drum (noun.person) |
57. make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | tick, |
| definition | : | any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | ticker, watch, |
| definition | : | a small portable timepiece (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | the sound of stroke or blow (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | tick, ticking, |
| definition | : | a metallic tapping sound (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | ticktock, tictac, tocktact, |
| definition | : | steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock (noun.event) |
58. the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | sail with much tacking or with difficulty (verb.motion) |
59. a stroke or blow (noun.act)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | hit repeatedly (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | shape by beating (verb.creation) |
60. a regular rate of repetition (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | beat, flap, |
| definition | : | move with a thrashing motion (verb.motion) |
61. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | beat, pound, thump, |
| definition | : | move rhythmically (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | beat, drum, thrum, |
| definition | : | make a rhythmic sound (verb.perception) |
62. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse (noun.communication)
63. the sound of stroke or blow (noun.event)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | hit repeatedly (verb.contact) |
64. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)
| derivation | : | pulsate, pulse, throb, |
| definition | : | expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | beat, pound, thump, |
| definition | : | move rhythmically (verb.motion) |
65. wear out completely (verb.body)
| derivation | : | exhaustion, |
| definition | : | the act of exhausting something entirely (noun.act) |
66. be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)
| also | : | puzzle over, |
| definition | : | try to solve (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | mystification, obfuscation, |
| definition | : | the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mystification, |
| definition | : | something designed to mystify or bewilder (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | mystifier, puzzle, puzzler, teaser, |
| definition | : | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | poser, sticker, stumper, toughie, |
| definition | : | a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | stupefaction, |
| definition | : | a feeling of stupefied astonishment (noun.feeling) |
67. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | beating, whipping, |
| definition | : | the act of overcoming or outdoing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | conqueror, vanquisher, |
| definition | : | someone who is victorious by force of arms (noun.person) |
68. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact)
69. hit repeatedly (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | a stroke or blow (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | beater, |
| definition | : | an implement for beating (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | the sound of stroke or blow (noun.event) |
70. strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music (verb.contact)
71. stir vigorously (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | beater, |
| definition | : | an implement for beating (noun.artifact) |
72. shape by beating (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | a stroke or blow (noun.act) |
73. produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly (verb.creation)
74. move rhythmically (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | beat, heartbeat, pulsation, pulse, |
| definition | : | the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | pounding, throb, throbbing, |
| definition | : | an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) (noun.event) |
75. indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks (verb.motion)
76. sail with much tacking or with difficulty (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing (noun.act) |
77. move with a flapping motion (verb.motion)
78. move with a thrashing motion (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | a regular rate of repetition (noun.attribute) |
79. make a rhythmic sound (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | drummer, |
| definition | : | someone who plays a drum (noun.person) |
80. make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | tick, |
| definition | : | any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | ticker, watch, |
| definition | : | a small portable timepiece (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | beat, |
| definition | : | the sound of stroke or blow (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | tick, ticking, |
| definition | : | a metallic tapping sound (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | ticktock, tictac, tocktact, |
| definition | : | steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock (noun.event) |
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