<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person or thing that beats.</li><li>an implement or device for beating something (usually used in combination).</li><li>Slang: Offensive, wifebeater (def 2).</li><li>Informal: an old vehicle that is in poor condition.</li><li>a person who rouses or drives game from cover.</li><li>a machine for beating half-stuff to pulp by separating and shortening the fibers to produce a gelatinous mass.</li><li>reed (def 6).</li><li>Newfoundland: a young seal, usually a month to six weeks old, having completely or almost completely shed its initial white fur.</li></ul>