[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly:Before there were vacuum cleaners, you had to hang rugs on a line and beat them with a stick to get the dust out.Synonyms: flog , buffet , cudgel , pommel , baste , maul , drub , batter , belabor", "to dash against:We could hear the rain beating the trees outside the window.", "to flutter, flap, or rotate in or against:The hummingbird beat the air with its wings.", "to overcome in a contest; defeat:They beat us by 12 points.Synonyms: overpower , vanquish , subdue , conquer", "to win over in a race (used withto):I'll beat you to the corner!", "to be superior to:Making reservations beats waiting in line.Synonyms: excel , surpass , outdo", "Informal.to be incomprehensible to; baffle:It beats me how he got the job.", "to mitigate or offset the effects of:One way to beat the hot weather is to go swimming.We beat the interest rate hike by consolidating our debt into a line of credit.", "to sound, such as on a drum:She beat a steady rhythm on the bongos.", "to stir vigorously:Beat the egg whites well.", "to break, forge, or make by blows:The blacksmith beat the red-hot iron into a horseshoe.", "to produce (an attitude, idea, habit, etc.) by repeated efforts:He made his piano student practice scales one hour a day in the hopes it would beat some discipline into him.", "to make (a path) by repeated walking:Kids had beaten a path through the woods to the river.", "to strike (a person or animal) repeatedly and injuriously:Some of the hoodlums beat their victims viciously before robbing them.", "Music.to mark (time) by strokes, such as with the hand or foot or with a metronome:She beat time to the music with her foot.", "Hunting.to scour (the forest, grass, or brush), and sometimes make noise, in order to rouse game.", "Slang.to swindle; cheat (often followed byout):He beat him out of hundreds of dollars on that deal.", "to escape or avoid (blame or punishment).", "Textiles.to strike (the loose pick) into its proper place in the woven cloth by beating the loosely deposited filling yarn with the reed."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to strike repeated blows; pound:She kept beating on my door, so I finally opened it.", "to throb or pulsate:His heart began to beat faster.", "to dash; strike (usually followed byagainstoron):The sound of hail beating on the roof was deafening.", "to make a sound when struck:We could hear drums beating in the distance.", "to play, such as on a drum:I began beating softly on the drums, picking up the rhythm as they sang.", "to achieve victory in a contest; win:Which team do you think will beat?", "to scour cover for game.", "Physics.to make a beat(def39) beat(def39)or beats.", "(of a cooking ingredient) to foam or stiffen as a result of beating or whipping:This cream won't beat.", "Nautical.to tack to windward by sailing close-hauled."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a stroke or blow:A beat on the head with that thing could kill you.", "the sound made by one or more blows:The beat of drums was coming from the school’s music room.", "a throb or pulsation:The patient had a pulse of 60 beats per minute.", "the ticking sound made by a clock or watch escapement.", "one's assigned or regular path or habitual round:The police officer was familiar with all the businesses on her beat.", "Journalism.Also called newsbeat , run .the particular news source or activity that a reporter is responsible for covering:She covers the city hall beat.the reporting of a piece of news in advance, especially before it is reported by a rival or rivals:Compare exclusive(def13) exclusive(def13), scoop(def9) scoop(def9).Getting the beat on that story was my lucky break as a reporter.", "Also called newsbeat , run .the particular news source or activity that a reporter is responsible for covering:She covers the city hall beat.", "the reporting of a piece of news in advance, especially before it is reported by a rival or rivals:Compare exclusive(def13) exclusive(def13), scoop(def9) scoop(def9).Getting the beat on that story was my lucky break as a reporter.", "Music.the audible, visual, or mental marking of the metrical divisions of music:In 4/4 time, there are four beats to the bar.a stroke of the hand, baton, etc., marking the time division or an accent for music during performance:Watch the conductor carefully so you can come in on his first beat.", "the audible, visual, or mental marking of the metrical divisions of music:In 4/4 time, there are four beats to the bar.", "a stroke of the hand, baton, etc., marking the time division or an accent for music during performance:Watch the conductor carefully so you can come in on his first beat.", "Theater.a momentary time unit imagined by an actor in timing actions:Wait four beats and then pick up the phone.", "Prosody.the accent stress, or ictus ,in a foot or rhythmical unit of poetry.", "Physics.a pulsation caused by the coincidence of the amplitudes of two oscillations of unequal frequencies, having a frequency equal to the difference between the frequencies of the two oscillations.", "a subdivision of a county, such as in Mississippi.", "Often Beat.Informal. beatnik(def) beatnik(def)."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["Informal.exhausted; worn out:After all that gardening I was too beat to do anything but lie on the sofa.", "Often Beat.relating to or characteristic of members of the Beat Generation or beatniks :Jack Kerouac was a Beat poet."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["Informal.to defeat; win or be chosen over:We beat out the competition for that contract.Baseball.(of a hitter) to make (an infield ground ball or bunt) into a hit:He beat out a weak grounder to third.to produce hurriedly, especially by writing or typing:There are three days left to beat out the first draft of the novel.Carpentry.to cut (a mortise).", "Informal.to defeat; win or be chosen over:We beat out the competition for that contract.", "Baseball.(of a hitter) to make (an infield ground ball or bunt) into a hit:He beat out a weak grounder to third.", "to produce hurriedly, especially by writing or typing:There are three days left to beat out the first draft of the novel.", "Carpentry.to cut (a mortise).", "to ward off; repulse:We had to beat off clouds of mosquitoes.Slang: Vulgar.to masturbate.", "to ward off; repulse:We had to beat off clouds of mosquitoes.", "Slang: Vulgar.to masturbate.", "to force back; compel to withdraw:They beat back the attackers.", "to search through; scour:After beating about for several hours, he turned up the missing papers.Nautical.to tack into the wind.", "to search through; scour:After beating about for several hours, he turned up the missing papers.", "Nautical.to tack into the wind.", "Alsobeat up on.to strike repeatedly so as to cause painful injury:Two bullies beat him up on the way home from school.In the third round the champion really began to beat up on the challenger.British Informal.to find or gather; scare up:I'll beat up some lunch for us while you make out the shopping list.", "Alsobeat up on.to strike repeatedly so as to cause painful injury:Two bullies beat him up on the way home from school.In the third round the champion really began to beat up on the challenger.", "British Informal.to find or gather; scare up:I'll beat up some lunch for us while you make out the shopping list.", "beatdown ."]}]