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beat, Synonyms

beat,

modif.

*Tired
weary, fatigued, worn out; see tired.
Unconventional
Bohemian, beatnik, Left Bank; see unconventional.

beat Synonyms

beat

n.

A stroke
thump, punch, strike, hit, lash, slap, swing, shake; see also blow 1.
A throb
pulsation, pulse, cadence, vibration, drum, throb, pound, thump, tick, oscillation, flow, surge, ripple, impulse, undulation, palpitation, flutter, rhythm, tattoo, rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat-tat, pitapat, pitter-patter.
A unit of music
accent, vibration, division, stress, measure, rhythm, meter, time, tempo, downbeat, upbeat, offbeat.

beat Synonyms

beat

v.

To strike repeatedly
pound, hammer, pummel, batter, whack, strike, hit, bang, drum, thump, knock, rap; see also sense 2, hit 1.
To thrash
punish, whip, flog, castigate, drub, club, trounce, spank, smite, scourge, switch, lash, slap, smack, punch, cuff, box, pummel, strap, birch, cane, flagellate, horsewhip, pistol-whip, buffet, beat up, give a thumping, lay on blows, rap, strike, hit, knock, lambaste, ram, pound, cudgel, bludgeon, bastinado, bat, flail, batter, maul, maltreat, belabor, clout, clobber*, lace*, bang*, swat*, thump*, slug*, beat black and blue*, pound to a jelly, beat to a jelly, beat to a paste*, hide*, give it to*, let have it*, give a workout*, whale*, belt*, sock*, whack*, trim*, beat the tar out of*, knock the tar out of*, knock the daylights out of*, knock the hell out of*, knock the stuffing out of*, lick the pants off of*, larrup*, wallop*, lick*, paste*, bash*, whang*, lay into*, baste*, work over*, rough up*, thwack*, whop*, paddle*, crown*, lather*, leather*, tan*, tan one's hide*, knock one's block off*.
To pulsate
pound, thump, strike, throb, hammer, tick, ripple, flutter, flap, undulate, ebb and flow, vibrate, swing, palpitate, rise and fall, fluctuate, flicker, oscillate, pulse, dash against, buffet, pitapat, go pitapat.
To worst
overcome, surpass, conquer; see defeat 1, 2, 3.
To mix
stir, whip, whisk; see mix 1.
*To perplex
puzzle, baffle, befuddle; see confuse.
*To swindle
defraud, cheat, dupe; see deceive.

beat, the most general word in this comparison, conveys the basic idea of hitting or striking repeatedly, whether with the hands, a stick, or other instrument; pound suggests heavier, more effective blows than beatto pound with a hammer; pummel implies the beating of a person with the fists and suggests a continuous, indiscriminate rain of damaging blows; thrash, originally referring to the beating of grain with a flail, suggests similar broad, swinging strokes, as in striking a person repeatedly with a stick or whip; flog implies punishment by the infliction of repeated blows with a strap, whip, stick, etc.; whip, often used as an equivalent of flog, specifically suggests lashing strokes or motions; maul implies the infliction of repeated heavy blows so as to bruise or lacerate: most of these terms are used loosely, esp. by journalists, in describing a decisive victory in a contest

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Another word for beat

verb

To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:
assail, assault, baste, batter, belabor, buffet, drub, hammer, pound, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh. (Informal) lambaste. (Slang) clobber. Idiom: rain blows on. See attack, strike
To punish with blows or lashes:
flog, hide², lash, thrash, whip. (Informal) trim. (Slang) lay into, lick. See attack, reward
To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down:
flap, flitter, flop, flutter, waggle, wave. See repetition
To indicate (time or rhythm), as with repeated gestures or sounds:
count. Idioms: keep time , mark time. See repetition
To make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements:
palpitate, pound, pulsate, pulse, throb. See repetition, sounds
To shape, break, or flatten with repeated blows:
forge¹, hammer, pound. See repetition, strike
To mix rapidly to a frothy consistency:
whip, whisk. See assemble, repetition
To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition:
best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, surmount, triumph over, vanquish, worst. (Informal) trim, whip. (Slang) ace, lick. Idioms: carry (or win) the day, get (or have) the best of, get (or have) the better of, go someone one better. See win
(Informal)
To be greater or better than:
best, better¹, exceed, excel, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outshine, outstrip, pass, surpass, top, transcend. Idioms: go beyond, go one better. See big
(Slang)
To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say:
confound, nonplus. (Informal) flummox, stick, stump, throw. Idiom: put someone at a loss. See affect, knowledge

phrasal verb beat down

To be projected with blinding intensity:

blaze¹, glare. See light

phrasal verb beat off

To turn or drive away:

fend (off), keep off, parry, repel, repulse, ward off. See allow, strike

noun

A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound:
clunk, pound, thud, thump. See attack, sounds, strike
A periodic contraction or sound of something coursing:
palpitation, pulsation, pulse, throb. See repetition, sounds
The patterned, recurring alternation of contrasting elements, such as stressed and unstressed notes in music:
cadence, cadency, measure, meter, rhythm, swing. See repetition
An area regularly covered, as by a policeman or reporter:
circuit, round, route. See territory