beat

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very tired
be a mystery or bewildering to
Weary
To cheat
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 single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies
a member of the beat generation
the sound of stroke or blow
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
a regular rate of repetition
a stroke or blow
the act of beating to windward
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
give a beating to
hit repeatedly
move rhythmically
shape by beating
make a rhythmic sound
glare or strike with great intensity
move with a thrashing motion
sail with much tacking or with difficulty
stir vigorously
strike (a part of one´s own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
be superior
avoid paying
make a sound like a clock or a timer
move with a flapping motion
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
make by pounding or trampling
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
beat through cleverness and wit
wear out completely
To strike repeatedly
To punish by blows
To scour or range over in hunting, accompanied with the noise made by striking bushes, etc., for the purpose of rousing game
To dash against, or strike, as with water or wind
To tread, as a path
To overcome in a battle, contest, strife, race, game, etc
To exercise severely
To give the signal for, by beat of drum
To move with pulsation or throbbing
To come or act with violence
To be in agitation or doubt
To make progress against the wind, by sailing in a zigzag line or traverse
To make a sound when struck
To make a succession of strokes on a drum
To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect
A stroke
A recurring stroke
The rise or fall of the hand or foot, marking the divisions of time
A transient grace note, struck immediately before the one it is intended to ornament
A sudden swelling or reenforcement of a sound, recurring at regular intervals, and produced by the interference of sound waves of slightly different periods of vibrations
A round or course which is frequently gone over
A place of habitual or frequent resort
A cheat or swindler of the lowest grade

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