Synonyms for beat
58 synonyms found - words and phrases with similiar meaning. Definitionnoun
- a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a regular rate of repetition
- 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
- a stroke or blow
- the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
- the sound of stroke or blow
verb
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- make a rhythmic sound
- avoid paying
- move rhythmically
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- wear out completely
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- move with a flapping motion
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- move with a thrashing motion
- beat through cleverness and wit
- stir vigorously
- be superior
- glare or strike with great intensity
- hit repeatedly
- indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- make by pounding or trampling
- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- shape by beating
- strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
adjective
- very tired