Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
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“defeated, overcome by effort,” c.1400, from past tense of beat (v.). Meaning “tired, exhausted,” is by 1905, American English.
v.
- To strike repeatedly.
- To pulsate; throb.
n.
- A stroke, impulse, or pulsation, especially one that produces a sound as of the heart or pulse.
- A fluctuation or pulsation, usually repeated, in the amplitude of a signal. Beats are generally produced by the superposition of two waves of different frequencies; if the signals are audible, this results in fluctuations between louder and quieter sound.
In addition to the idioms beginning with beat
- beat a dead horse
- beat all
- beat a path to someone’s door
- beat a retreat
- beat around the bush
- beat back
- beat down
- beaten track
- beat hollow
- beat into one’s head
- beat it
- beat off
- beat one’s brains out
- beat one’s head against the wall
- beat out
- beats me
- beat someone at his or her own game
- beat the air
- beat the band
- beat the bushes for
- beat the clock
- beat the drum for
- beat the Dutch
- beat the living daylights out of
- beat the meat
- beat the pants off
- beat the rap
- beat time
- beat to it
- beat up
also see:
- dead beat
- heart misses a beat
- if you can’t beat them, join them
- march to a different beat
- miss a beat
- off the beaten track
- pound the pavement (a beat)
- to beat the band
Chevrolet Beat LT (2019)
Beat® HB 2019 | Compacto con gran estilo | Chevrolet Mex
Beat® HB 2019 | Compacto con gran estilo | Chevrolet Mex