beat
beat is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
What does beat mean?
A regular route for a sentry or policeman.
“in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name”
The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music.
“the conductor set the beat”
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.
“the cox raised the beat”
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 signal was two beats on the steam pipe”
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.
“he heard the beat of a drum”
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.
“Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night”
“The teacher used to beat the students”
Move with a thrashing motion.
“The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky”
Beat through cleverness and wit.
“I beat the traffic”
Stir vigorously.
“beat the egg whites”
“beat the cream”
Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.
“Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”
“We beat the competition”
Be superior.
“Reading beats watching television”
“This sure beats work!”
Glare or strike with great intensity.
“The sun was beating down on us”
Hit repeatedly.
“beat on the door”
“beat the table with his shoe”
Indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks.
Make by pounding or trampling.
“beat a path through the forest”
Produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly.
“beat the drum”
Sail with much tacking or with difficulty.
“The boat beat in the strong wind”
Make a rhythmic sound.
“The drums beat all night”
Shape by beating.
“beat swords into ploughshares”
Strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music.
“beat one's breast”
“beat one's foot rhythmically”
Strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting.
Avoid paying.
“beat the subway fare”
Move rhythmically.
“Her heart was beating fast”
Very tired.
“so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere”