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beat
Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to beat on the soles of the feet; belabor, to inflict a comprehensive and exhaustive beating; cudgel, to beat with a stick; thrash, as wheat was beaten out with the old hand-flail; to pound (akin to Latin pondus, a weight) is to beat with a heavy, and pommel with a blunt, instrument. To batter and to bruise refer to the results of beating; that is battered which is broken or defaced by repeated blows on the surface (compare synonyms for SHATTER); that is bruised which has suffered even one severe contusion. The metaphorical sense of beat, however, so far preponderates that one may be very badly bruised and battered, and yet not be said to be beaten, unless he has got the worst of the beating. To beat a combatant is to disable or dishearten him for further fighting. Hence beat becomes the synonym for every word which implies getting the advantage of another. Compare CONQUER.
Almost all antonyms in this class are passive, and can be formed indefinitely from the conquering words by the use of the auxiliary be; as, be beaten, be defeated, be conquered, etc.
Synonyms:
bastinado, batter, belabor, bruise, castigate, chastise, conquer, cudgel, defeat, flog, overcome, pommel, pound, scourge, smite, spank, strike, surpass, switch, thrash, vanquish, whip, worstAntonyms:
fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrenderPreposition:
Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.
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beat
Synonyms:
strike, pound, batter, surpass, thrash, cudgel, overcome, defeat, conquer, worst, whack, belabor, vanquishAntonyms:
defend, protect, shield, fall, shelter, surrender, stroke, caress, pat
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beat, roundnoun
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
«in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name»
Synonyms:
beatnik, metre, pulse, meter, heartbeat, rung, round of drinks, unit of ammunition, musical rhythm, measure, daily round, round, pulsation, circle, rhythm, one shot, round of golf, cycle, troll, cadence, turn, bout, staveAntonyms:
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pulse, pulsation, heartbeat, beatnoun
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
«he could feel the beat of her heart»
Synonyms:
beatnik, instant, metre, pulse, meter, impulse, heartbeat, flash, musical rhythm, split second, round, pulsation, heart rate, wink, rhythm, measure, pulsing, jiffy, cadence, blink of an eye, pulse rate, trice, twinklingAntonyms:
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rhythm, beat, musical rhythmnoun
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
«the piece has a fast rhythm»; «the conductor set the beat»
Synonyms:
beatnik, speech rhythm, metre, pulse, calendar method of birth control, meter, heartbeat, pulsation, cycle, round, musical rhythm, rhythm, measure, rhythm method of birth control, regular recurrence, rhythm method, cadence, calendar methodAntonyms:
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beatnoun
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
Synonyms:
measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsationAntonyms:
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beatnik, beatnoun
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
Synonyms:
measure, beatnik, cadence, pulse, round, metre, heartbeat, meter, musical rhythm, rhythm, pulsationAntonyms:
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beatnoun
the sound of stroke or blow
«he heard the beat of a drum»
Synonyms:
measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsationAntonyms:
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meter, metre, measure, beat, cadencenoun
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Synonyms:
measure, standard, time, metre, pulse, meter, quantity, amount, mensuration, measuring, criterion, musical rhythm, m, round, pulsation, step, bill, rhythm, measurement, bar, beatnik, heartbeat, cadency, cadence, measuring rod, touchstone, measuring stickAntonyms:
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beatnoun
a regular rate of repetition
«the cox raised the beat»
Synonyms:
measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsationAntonyms:
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beatnoun
a stroke or blow
«the signal was two beats on the steam pipe»
Synonyms:
measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsationAntonyms:
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beatadjective
the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
Synonyms:
measure, beatnik, cadence, musical rhythm, round, metre, heartbeat, pulse, rhythm, meter, pulsationAntonyms:
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all in(p), beat(p), bushed(p), dead(p)verb
very tired
«was all in at the end of the day»; «so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere»; «bushed after all that exercise»; «I’m dead after that long trip»
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beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquishverb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
«Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship»; «We beat the competition»; «Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game»
Synonyms:
tucker out, reproof, wash up, chide, thump out, mystify, pound, tap out, lash, mash, call on the carpet, ticktack, reprimand, pulsate, amaze, thump, flog, smash, stick, beat up, trounce, outfox, thrum, husk, jam, slash, berate, lecture, strap, dumbfound, stupefy, exhaust, overreach, flap, rag, crush, blast, oppress, outwit, bewilder, dress down, squelch, squeeze, scramble, remonstrate, flummox, vanquish, get, perplex, whip, outsmart, baffle, jaw, rebuke, pose, vex, call down, suppress, lambast, circumvent, work over, chew up, bunk, gravel, drum, squash, chew out, take to task, welt, break down, puzzle, lather, bawl out, quiver, tucker, lambaste, demolish, ticktock, beat out, have words, scold, shell, tick, nonplusAntonyms:
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beat, beat up, work oververb
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»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, rally, get, drum up, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beatverb
hit repeatedly
«beat on the door»; «beat the table with his shoe»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beat, pound, thumpverb
move rhythmically
«Her heart was beating fast»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, pound up, mystify, ram, flummox, impound, outwit, lumber, circumvent, tick, poke, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, ram down, quiver, pound, work over, thud, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, pound off, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beatverb
shape by beating
«beat swords into ploughshares»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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drum, beat, thrumverb
make a rhythmic sound
«Rain drummed against the windshield»; «The drums beat all night»
Synonyms:
baffle, exhaust, stupefy, circumvent, stick, strum, crush, vanquish, get, bone up, mystify, outfox, flummox, outwit, hum, tick, nonplus, trounce, grind away, drum, beat up, bunk, swot up, tucker out, flap, mug up, beat out, dumbfound, gravel, swot, thump, ticktack, amaze, thrum, work over, overreach, ticktock, puzzle, quiver, get up, pound, bone, pulsate, cram, bewilder, perplex, tucker, vex, wash up, outsmart, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beatverb
glare or strike with great intensity
«The sun was beating down on us»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beat, flapverb
move with a thrashing motion
«The bird flapped its wings»; «The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky»
Synonyms:
roll, exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, pother, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, wave, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, undulate, puzzle, dither, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beatverb
sail with much tacking or with difficulty
«The boat beat in the strong wind»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beat, scrambleverb
stir vigorously
«beat the egg whites»; «beat the cream»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, shinny, jumble, outwit, circumvent, tick, sputter, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, skin, clamber, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, struggle, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, throw together, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, shin, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beatverb
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»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beatverb
be superior
«Reading beats watching television»; «This sure beats work!»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beat, bunkverb
avoid paying
«beat the subway fare»
Synonyms:
scarper, exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, scat, get, mystify, flummox, take to the woods, run, outwit, circumvent, tick, escape, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, break away, head for the hills, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, hightail it, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, lam, pound, fly the coop, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, turn tail, tucker, vex, run away, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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tick, ticktock, ticktack, beatverb
make a sound like a clock or a timer
«the clocks were ticking»; «the grandfather clock beat midnight»
Synonyms:
baffle, exhaust, get, circumvent, stick, crush, vanquish, mark, mystify, flummox, retick, outwit, tick, nonplus, trounce, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, perplex, beat out, gravel, thump, check off, ticktack, outsmart, amaze, thrum, ticktock, puzzle, quiver, check, click, pound, mark off, work over, pulsate, overreach, bewilder, tucker, vex, stupefy, wash up, outfox, tick off, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beat, flapverb
move with a flapping motion
«The bird’s wings were flapping»
Synonyms:
roll, exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, pother, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, wave, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, undulate, puzzle, dither, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beatverb
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
«Beat the rhythm»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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pulsate, beat, quiververb
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
«the city pulsated with music and excitement»
Synonyms:
baffle, exhaust, stupefy, circumvent, stick, crush, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, flitter, outwit, palpitate, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, flutter, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, flicker, perplex, beat out, gravel, waver, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, throb, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, pulse, work over, quake, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beatverb
make by pounding or trampling
«beat a path through the forest»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beatverb
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
«beat the drum»
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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beatverb
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
Synonyms:
exhaust, stupefy, baffle, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, flummox, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, pulsate, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, beat out, gravel, thump, ticktack, outsmart, thrum, ticktock, amaze, quiver, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, wash up, outfox, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumventverb
beat through cleverness and wit
«I beat the traffic»; «She outfoxed her competitors»
Synonyms:
baffle, exhaust, stupefy, elude, circumvent, stick, perplex, vanquish, get, mystify, outfox, fudge, flummox, surround, outwit, tick, sidestep, hem in, nonplus, trounce, besiege, pulsate, drum, parry, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, duck, beat out, dodge, gravel, thump, evade, ticktack, put off, thrum, hedge, outmaneuver, ticktock, amaze, quiver, outmanoeuvre, pound, work over, puzzle, overreach, bewilder, crush, tucker, vex, beleaguer, wash up, skirt, outsmart, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
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perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfoundverb
be a mystery or bewildering to
«This beats me!»; «Got me—I don’t know the answer!»; «a vexing problem»; «This question really stuck me»
Synonyms:
drum, lay, take, cause, receive, get at, outfox, wash up, foil, start, besot, father, experience, mystify, pound, rile, stun, have, become, sustain, stay, put, scram, regulate, drive, start out, amaze, stimulate, sire, model, devil, cohere, sting, engender, get to, cleave, go, fix, scotch, pay back, annoy, stick, suffer, beat up, set about, trounce, get down, thrum, incur, posture, stick by, draw, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, exhaust, overreach, stick around, set out, agitate, flap, rag, crush, arrest, stick to, develop, outwit, throw, bring, bewilder, nettle, irritate, mother, set, personate, stir up, lodge, quiver, buzz off, catch, present, scramble, wedge, shake up, make, beget, puzzle, flummox, stand by, thump, cross, get, generate, bind, complicate, nark, find, outsmart, deposit, cling, obtain, vex, worry, pose, adhere, capture, position, aim, induce, ticktack, spoil, perplex, work over, tucker out, raise up, bother, bunk, gravel, begin, disturb, impersonate, fetch, discombobulate, circumvent, let, get under one’s skin, frustrate, sit, astound, arrive, tick, produce, pulsate, convey, thwart, bond, acquire, come, bemuse, tucker, commove, pay off, bilk, astonish, ticktock, bugger off, beat out, hold fast, chafe, vanquish, shell, stay put, place, nonplus, commence, baffleAntonyms:
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exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker outverb
wear out completely
«This kind of work exhausts me»; «I’m beat»; «He was all washed up after the exam»
Synonyms:
baffle, exhaust, get, eat up, stick, crush, vanquish, play out, expel, wash up, eat, mystify, flummox, release, tire, outwit, circumvent, tick, nonplus, trounce, lave, ticktack, outfox, use up, drum, beat up, bunk, dumbfound, tucker out, flap, perplex, beat out, gravel, thump, do the dishes, run through, amaze, thrum, ticktock, puzzle, quiver, wipe out, pound, work over, pulsate, bewilder, overreach, discharge, run down, tucker, vex, stupefy, sap, eject, consume, outsmart, deplete, pose, scramble, shellAntonyms:
rested
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beatverb
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strike, knock, hit, thump, belabor, drub, maul, pommel, BASTE, thrash, thwack, bang, lay blows upon -
beatverb
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hammer, forge -
beatverb
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pound, bruise, pulverize, comminute, bray, break in pieces -
beatverb
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batter, smite, pelt, dash against -
beatverb
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conquer, overcome, subdue, vanquish, overpower, defeat, checkmate -
beatverb
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[Colloquial.] excel, surpass, outdo, cut out -
beatverb
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pulsate, throb -
beatverb
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dash, strike -
beatverb
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(Naut.) go against the wind, go a zigzag course -
beatnoun
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stroke, striking, blow -
beatnoun
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pulsation, throb, beating -
beatnoun
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round, course
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beatadjective
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exhausted, weary, fatigued, beaten -
beatnoun
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throb, pulsation, round, superior -
beatverb
Synonyms:
forge, malleate, beetle, weld, hammer, belabor, maul, buffet, smite, flagellate, whack, pelt, strike, whip, overcome, vanquish, surpass, conquer, eclipse, subdue, checkmate, rout, excel, outdo, cheat, swindle, defraud, throb, pulsate, pulverize, comminute, bruise, bray, triturate, perplex, pose, nonplus
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List of paraphrases for «beat»:
defeated, defeats, defeat, blanked, beats, beating, fight, hit, bat, bested, pace, trounced, broke, rhythm, fought, bt, struck, overcame, patrol, overcome
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Rafa Nadal:
Murray has always had the game to do well at the French and he’s made a couple of semis and right now is playing with the most confidence I’ve ever seen him on clay, and Nishikori beat Novak at the U.S. Open in extreme heat, he did an unbelievable job and it’s conceivable he could do that again.
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The Cavaliers:
We know we can beat this team and we have to have the confidence to do that, we’ve got to be better in some areas that we had some breakdowns in.
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Phil Murphy:
Saying it’s Terry McAuliffe call… on’ no masking’ is akin to supporting drunk driving, we can’t beat( coronavirus) that way.
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Dawn Manteufel:
It hit him with a vengeance, just bruising all over him. Looked like somebody beat him up with a baseball bat.
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Bruno Lannes:
Local competition is now extremely high on the agenda of foreign firms in China, in order to win in China now they need to beat not just traditional competitors.
Translations for beat
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- ضَرَبَ, يخفق, انتصر, وجف, ربح, هَزَمَ, دقّ, نبضArabic
- ritm, döyünməkAzerbaijani
- ударыць, удараць, біць, пабіцьBelarusian
- ритъм, побеждавам, бия, удрям, надвивам, тактBulgarian
- tlouct, bít, bušit, mlátitCzech
- hauen, schlagen, gewinnenGerman
- διακρότημαGreek
- batiEsperanto
- aporrear, barloventear, derrotar, golpear, latir, percutir, revolver, vencer, batir, sacudir, pegarSpanish
- زدنPersian
- lyödä, uupunut, hakata, syke, vatkata, päihittää, loppu, tahti, luovia, voittaa, kierros, puhkiFinnish
- battre, remonter au vent, vaincre, fouetterFrench
- buailScottish Gaelic
- היכהHebrew
- पीटना, जीतना, मारनाHindi
- megver, legyőzHungarian
- զարկել, հաղթել, բաբախել, ծեծելArmenian
- batarIdo
- percuotere, pulsazione, colpire, pausa, ritmo, ronda, tempo, battere, battitoItalian
- 勝つ, 叩く, 殴る, 勝利する, 打つJapanese
- horaKikuyu, Gikuyu
- វាយKhmer
- 이기다, 치다Korean
- battuo, pulso, verberoLatin
- sistLatvian
- kake, paopao, tuangau, ngongo, patupatu, tukituki, whakakakeMāori
- биеMacedonian
- അടിക്കുകMalayalam
- rentakMalay
- puls, overwinnen, kloppen, beat, slaan, mieters, uitgeput, ronde, afgemat, bekaf, zweving, ritme, verslaanDutch
- slåNorwegian
- pobić, uderzyć, bić, uderzaćPolish
- abatido, bater, batidoPortuguese
- maqayQuechua
- bateRomanian
- биение, ударить, размер, взбить, побить, лавировать, победить, бить, взбивать, ударять, побеждать, ритмRussian
- वादयतिSanskrit
- bȉti, би̏тиSerbo-Croatian
- tĺcť, biťSlovak
- tolči, premagati, tepsti, bítiSlovene
- slå, slutkörd, vispa, besegraSwedish
- chapaSwahili
- బీట్Telugu
- ตี, ชนะThai
- битиUkrainian
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Beat: перевод, синонимы, произношение, примеры предложений, антонимы, транскрипция, определение
Произношение и транскрипция
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Варианты (v1)
Варианты (v2)
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beat [biːt] гл beat, beaten
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бить, избивать, биться, колотить, избить, побить, поколотить
(hit, beat up, fight, bang, break, thrash)
- beat people – избивать людей
- beat faster – биться сильнее
- beat the record – побить рекорд
- beat painfully – бить больно
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побеждать, победить, обыграть, обыгрывать
(win, defeat, play)
- beat cancer – победить рак
- beat the opponent – обыграть соперника
- beat the market – обыгрывать рынок
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отбивать, отбить
(beat off)
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выбивать, выбить
(knock)
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превзойти
(surpass)
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опередить, обогнать
(ahead, overtake)
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забить
(score)
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забиться
(hide)
- beat again – забиться вновь
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beat [biːt] сущ
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тактм, ритмм
(cycle, rhythm)
- irregular heart beat – нарушения сердечного ритма
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ударм
(hit)
- drum beats – удары барабана
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биениеср
(beating)
- heart beat – биение сердца
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битм
(bit)
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избиениеср
(beating)
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| verb | ||
| бить | beat, hit, strike, pound, smash, kill | |
| биться | beat, fight, struggle, chip, pound, hit | |
| отбивать | repulse, beat, beat back, beat off, chime, resist | |
| побеждать | win, overcome, conquer, defeat, vanquish, beat | |
| выбивать | knock out, beat, beat out, punch out, emboss, dislodge | |
| колотить | pound, beat, bash, baste, whack, thump | |
| бороться | fight, struggle, combat, deal, contend, beat | |
| взбивать | beat, fluff, shake up, whip up, beat up, hammer | |
| ударять | hit, smite, strike, bump, knock, beat | |
| превосходить | exceed, transcend, surpass, excel, beat, outdo | |
| хлестать | slash, whip, lash, beat, lace | |
| побивать | beat, lick | |
| выколачивать | beat, knock out, plane | |
| толочь | pound, crush, beat, grind, crumble, powder | |
| обходить | bypass, get round, skirt, evade, walk, beat | |
| стучаться | knock, beat | |
| лавировать | maneuver, tack, beat, ply, board, claw | |
| разбиваться | break up, break, crash, splinter, dash, beat | |
| обыскать | beat | |
| отлупцевать | beat | |
| надувать | inflate, swell, distend, finagle, diddle, beat | |
| мошенничать | cheat, fake, rig, cozen, flimflam, beat | |
| махнуть | wave, skip, wag, flap, beat | |
| noun | ||
| удар | hit, impact, blow, strike, shock, beat | |
| такт | tact, time, measure, beat, bar, grace | |
| ритм | rhythm, beat, tempo, cadence, pulse, swing | |
| биение | beat, beating, throb, pulse, pitapat, pulsebeat | |
| бой | fight, battle, combat, fighting, action, beat | |
| битник | hipster, beatnik, beat | |
| колебание | oscillation, swing, fluctuation, hesitation, wobble, beat | |
| размер | size, rate, scale, extent, dimension, beat | |
| обход | bypass, detour, round, beat, diversion, flanker | |
| район | district, area, region, neighborhood, borough, beat | |
| пульсация | pulsation, ripple, pulse, throbbing, throb, beat | |
| отбивание такта | beat | |
| дозор | watch, patrol, beat | |
| место облавы | beat | |
| газетная сенсация | beat | |
| бездельник | lounger, idler, slacker, layabout, bum, beat | |
| что-либо небывалое | beat | |
| что-либо невиданное | beat | |
| adjective | ||
| усталый | tired, forworn, beat, bushed, aweary, done | |
| измотавшийся | beat, dog-tired | |
| ошарашенный | dumbfounded, beat |
Синонимы (v1)
Синонимы (v2)
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beat гл
- beat up · hit · smash · crush · break · thrash · bash · trounce
- knock · beat out · knock out
- rhythm · heartbeat · pulse · palpitation · tick · pulsation
- punch · hammer · stroke
- whip · lash
- slap · smack · whack · pummel · spank
- surpass · outdo · exceed · outstrip · excel · transcend
- bang · pound
verb
- hit, strike, batter, thump, bang, hammer, punch, knock, thrash, pound, pummel, slap, smack, rain blows on, assault, attack, abuse, cudgel, club, birch, wallop, belt, whup, bash, whack, thwack, clout, clobber, slug, tan, bop, sock, deck, plug, beat the living daylights out of, chastise
- break on/upon/against, dash against, lash against, strike, lap (upon), wash against, splash on/upon/against, roll upon, plash upon/against, lave against
- hammer, forge, form, shape, mold, work, stamp, fashion, model
- pulsate, pulse, palpitate, vibrate, throb, pump, pound, thump, thud, hammer, drum, pitter-patter
- flap, flutter, thresh, thrash, wave, vibrate, oscillate
- whisk, mix, blend, whip
- tread, tramp, trample, wear, flatten, press down
- defeat, conquer, win against, get the better of, vanquish, trounce, rout, overpower, overcome, subdue, lick, thrash, whip, wipe the floor with, clobber, cream, shellac, skunk
- surpass, exceed, better, improve on, go one better than, eclipse, transcend, top, trump, cap
- work over, beat up
- scramble
- tick, ticktock
- flap
- crush, shell, beat out, vanquish, trounce
- nonplus, get, baffle, bewilder, puzzle, perplex, amaze, dumbfound, stick, flummox, mystify, gravel, vex, pose, stupefy
- pound, thump
- outsmart, outfox, outwit, overreach, circumvent
- bunk
- exhaust, tucker out, tucker, wash up
- quiver, pulsate
- drum, thrum
noun
- rhythm, pulse, meter, time, measure, cadence, stress, accent
- pounding, banging, thumping, thudding, booming, hammering, battering, crashing
- pulse, pulsating, vibration, throb, palpitation, reverberation, pounding, thump, thud, hammering, drumming, pitter-patter
- circuit, round, route, way, path
- pulsation, pulse, heartbeat
- round
- cadence, measure, meter
- rhythm
- beatnik
adjective
- bushed, dead, all in
Антонимы (v1)
Подбор противоположных по смыслу и значению слова (антонимов) к «beat».
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beat гл
- win · fall · fell
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beat сущ
- victory · success · conquest
Определение
Предложения со словом «beat»
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In other words, which ones beat the odds. |
Другими словами, преодолевать все трудности. |
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But then I said that parenting matters, and that good parenting, if you can call it that, helps children beat the odds and overcome some of those early disadvantages. |
Но затем мы узнали о том, как важны родители и что хорошее родительское участие помогает детям преодолеть трудности и справиться с теми неблагоприятными условиями в начале. |
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Cancer researchers all around the world are working feverishly to beat this disease, and tremendous progress is being made. |
Исследователи по всему миру безустанно работают над тем, чтобы победить рак, и мы достигли невероятного прогресса. |
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I won all the games, and then it was not considered much of a surprise that I could beat 32 computers at the same time. |
Я выиграл все партии, и в то время никому не казалось чем — то удивительным, что я смог выиграть у 32 компьютеров одновременно. |
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As the old Russian saying goes, if you can’t beat them, join them. |
Как говорится в русской пословице: не можешь победить — присоединяйся! |
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Beat reporting is an endangered thing. |
Специальный корреспондент — это исчезающий вид. |
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She married some guy that her parents chose for her, even though he beat and raped her constantly. |
Вышла замуж за того, кого выбрали для неё родители, даже несмотря на то, что муж постоянно избивал и насиловал её. |
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I can briefly beat gravity when I jump, but I can’t pick a proton out of my hand. |
Я могу ненадолго преодолеть гравитацию во время прыжка, но не могу вынуть протон из своей руки. |
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And we have an example, of course, in a more front-facing aspect of it, with the win of the AlphaGo, who beat the world’s greatest Go champion. |
Есть и намного более продвинутый пример: победа программы AlphaGo, одолевшей мирового чемпиона по игре го. |
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When Deep Blue beat the world’s best chess champion. |
Deep Blue победила мирового чемпиона по шахматам. |
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They can beat humans in chess and Go. |
Они могут обыгрывать нас в шахматы и в Го. |
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People down the block beat the neighbours and our family. |
Люди из соседнего квартала бьют соседей и нашу семью. |
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Any further delay would mean a long beat to windward. |
Всякое дальнейшее промедление будет означать длительное лавирование почти против ветра. |
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His heart begins to beat rapidly with excitement and fear. |
Его сердце начинает нервно колотиться от страха и волнения. |
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Did the husband beat his wife or treat her violently? |
Бил ли супруг свою жену или проявлял иное насилие? |
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I’ll beat the devil and the obscenity |
Я буду бить дьявола и непристойности |
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I ran home and beat my head on the wall. |
Я прибежал домой и стал биться головой о стену. |
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Never beat the person you’re trying to close. |
никогда не побеждать человека, с которым хочешь договориться. |
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At the same time his wings faltered in their beat. |
И тотчас же его крылья задрожали от их ударов. |
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Because her pimp would beat her up or kill her. |
Потому что её сутенёр мог избить или убить её. |
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My heart starts to beat wildly as I anticipate my dream of seeing that country coming true. |
Мое сердце начинает бешено биться в предчувствии, что моя мечта увидеть эту страну сбудется. |
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You can’t beat good old tomato and cheese. |
Старый добрый сыр с помидорами, то что нужно. |
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The sun beat down through a sparsely clouded sky. |
На небе, едва подернутом облачками, вовсю жарило солнце. |
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There are a few ways to beat a burglar alarm. |
Существует несколько способов выведения из строя охранной сигнальной системы. |
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Just make sure you beat McAllister to the claim. |
Просто убедитесь, что вы опередили МакАлистера с заявлением |
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Life begins with the mother, with the first beat of your heart, and school begins with a teacher. |
Жизнь начинается с матери, с первого удара сердца, а школа начинается с учителя. |
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It was raining all day long, the rain beat against the windows. |
Целый день шел дождь, он стучал в окна. |
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We beat the dust out of the carpets, vacuum the floors and polish them. |
Мы выбиваем ковры от пыли, пылесосим пол и полируем его. |
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From all sides streams of hot water beat against the dishes, and a few minutes later they are clean. |
Со всех сторон в посуду бьют струи горячей воды, и через несколько минут она чиста. |
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The hot, red sun also beat down on him, and the odor of blood from the previous battles filled his nostrils. |
Лучи красного солнца били сверху, а запах крови, оставшейся после предыдыщих схваток, заполнил его ноздри. |
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We drove out here together in a beat shit, a Mustang that didn’t go in reverse anymore. |
Мы приезжали сюда с ней на долбанной машине, Мустанге, у которого не включался задний ход. |
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The rain beat against my hat and coat, and the shotgun knocked against my side and knee like a two-by-four. |
Дождь хлестал по одежде, а ружье больно колотило по боку и колену. |
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Today, Bobby Fischer beat Russian Grandmaster Tigran Petrosian in the semi-final of the World Chess Championships. |
Сегодня в полуфинальном матче Чемпионата Мира Бобби Фишер победил русского гроссмейстера Тиграна Петросяна. |
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We decided we could outdo everyone at this conference and beat the free market at its own game. |
Мы решили что мы превзойдем всех на этой конференции и победим рынок по его — же правилам. |
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But what I can’t take is losing to a coward who’s too afraid to stand up and try to beat me again. |
Но я не могу проиграть трусу, который боится подняться и попробовать победить меня. |
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This is about training so you can get faster and beat Savitar and save Iris. |
Дело в тренировке, чтобы ты смог стать быстрее, победить Савитара и спасти Айрис. |
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He immediately began dancing wild mambos with the girls while I beat madly on a can. |
Он тут же пустился плясать бешеную мамбу с девчонками, под мой неистовый аккомпанемент на жестянках. |
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Bart just looked out the windshield and tapped his steering wheel to the beat of the radio. |
Барт только смотрел в ветровое стекло и барабанил в такт музыке по рулевому колесу. |
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The roar in his head had even assumed the steady, wavelike beats of surf, each beat accompanied by a dull thrust of pain. |
Гул в его голове начал перерастать в тупую пульсирующую боль. |
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My heart was suddenly beating too hard, and I could have sworn that the inside of my ribs hurt with each beat. |
У меня вдруг сильно забилось сердце, и ребра отзывались болью на каждый удар. |
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A couple of beat cops just found a knife in a drainage ditch near Jones’s residence. |
Пара патрульных нашла нож в водосточной канаве недалеко от дома Джонса. |
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Gusts of wind lifted the awning, beat it against the stones of the forge, then bore it away. |
Порывы ветра сорвали занавес и стучали им по камням кузницы, пока не унесли его прочь. |
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One time, my brother beat up these boys who were bothering me. |
Однажды мой брат подрался с мальчишками, которые ко мне приставали. |
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Then he went upstairs and beat his infant son to death against the side of his crib. |
Потом он пошел наверх и забил своего новорожденного сына о стенку яслей. |
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I did not know whether I would be able to beat back that canceling storm another time. |
Я не знал, сумею ли я еще раз устроить эту отмену грозы. |
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for he both pleases men and angers them, and then they laugh at him and beat him. |
Он одновременно забавляет людей и возмущает их, так что они и смеются и колотят его. |
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I was ready to get back on the beat, hear the wail of sirens and my gun and play with my handcuff |
Я лучше вернусь к битвам, вою сирены, лязгу оружия и играм с наручниками. |
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For a long beat the rustling of the trees below was the only sound. |
В течение долгого бита слышен был лишь шелест листвы. |
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It’s a three-beat movement with simultaneous rotation around the partner. |
Это трехтактное поступательное движение с одновременным вращением вокруг партнера. |
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He was confused and blinded by the rush of it and the beat of angry wings. |
Стремительный натиск и яростные удары крыльев ослепили, ошеломили волчонка. |
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Every beat of her heart tears the world from its hinges. |
Каждый удар её сердца понемножку разрывает мир на куски. |
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Men beat their wives, abused their kids, and took a planet and warped it into their own twisted image. |
Бьют жен, оскорбляют детей, деформируют планету в соответствии со своими извращенными представлениями. |
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Still the chase went on, and still the Folk screeched, beat their chests, and gnashed their teeth. |
Погоня продолжалась, а Племя продолжало визжать, бить в грудь и скрежетать зубами. |
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The females screeched and gibbered, and the males beat their chests in helpless rage. |
Женщины визжали и тараторили, а мужчины били себя в грудь в бессильном гневе. |
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In this way I beat him back across the roof, with kicks and blows and blinding rays of sunlight. |
Таким образом, толчками и ударами я с помощью солнечных лучей Заставлял его пятиться по крыше. |
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Beat and raped his victims, and then he strangled them. |
Своих жертв он избивал и насиловал, а затем душил их. |
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I heard the faintest sound, like a fairy’s wing beat. |
Я услыхал легчайший шум, похожий на биение крылышек какой — нибудь бабочки. |
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I never beat him or locked him in a closet. |
Я никогда не бил его и не запирал в туалете. |
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A filthy, mangy beast, but in his bony breast beat the heart of a warrior. |
Грязный, паршивый зверь, но в его костлявой груди билось сердце воина. |
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The account was written by a reporter who usually covered the court beat. |
Статья была подписана фамилией репортера, обычно освещавшего громкие судебные процессы. |
Словосочетания
- beat — бить
- beat/bang — удар
- beat down — сбивать
- beat the living daylights out of — избили дневные света из
- beat against — избивать
- beat/bang the drum for — бить / бить в барабан для
- beat-up — избивать
- beat hollow — бить полый
- dead beat — мертвый удар
- beat out — выбивать
- beat up — избивать
- beat off — отбивать
- beat back — отбивать
- beat into shape — бить в форму
- beat a retreat — отбиваться
- beat into — избивать
- be on the beat — быть в ритме
- beat rapidly — быстро бить
- beat it — отвали
- beat time — время биения
- beat in — избивать
- beat (hollow) — бит (полый)
- beat the (living) daylights out of — избили (живые) дневные света из
- wing-beat — взмах крыльев
- beat up the quarters of — посещать
- beat around the bush — ходить вокруг да около
- beat around the bush about — бить вокруг куста
- beat the drum for — избили барабан для
- beat to death — бить до смерти
- miss a beat — пропустить бит
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(v) 1. strike, pound, bash, smite, batter, pummel or pommel, belabour, pelt, clout, thrash, give (someone) a thrashing or beating, drub, manhandle, thump, whack, cane, scourge, whip, bludgeon, club, cudgel, fustigate; whip, flog, lash , Colloq clobber, wallop, give (someone) a once-over: At first he refused to tell them, but dhen they beat it out of him. 2. defeat, best, worst, win (out) over, vanquish, trounce, rout, outdo, subdue, overcome, overwhelm, pre-empt; surpass, conquer, crush, master, US beat out: Can they beat Manchester United for the cup? He first beat the Danes, then the Russians. 3. dhrob, pulsate, palpitate, pound, thump: I could feel my heart beating against my ribs. 4. Nautical tack: Close-hauled, the sloop was beating to windward against the howling gale. 5. hammer, forge, shape, form, fashion, make, mould: They shall beat their swords into ploughshares. 6. mix, whip, stir, blend: Beat two eggs, then add the flour and sugar. 7. tread, wear, trample: The hunters beat a path through the forest. 8. beat it. depart, leave, abscond, run off or away, Slang US take it on the lam, lam out of here, US hit the road: You’d better beat it before the cops come. 9. beat off. drive off or away, rout* We beat off our attackers, who fled into the forest. -(n) 10. stroke, blow: The signal was to be three beats of a tin cup on the pipes. 11. bhythm, tempo, measure; pulse, throb, stress, pulsation: In boogie-woogie the beat is eight to the bar. 12. cource, round, tour, route, circuit, run, path; area, bailiwick: In the old days, it was the bobby on the beat who prevented a lot of crime. As a reporder, my beat is the financial news. -(adj) 13. dead beat, exhausted, spent, drained, worn out, weary, bone-tired, fatigued, fagged: I was really beat after completing the marathon.
vb
1 bang, batter, belt (informal) break, bruise, buffet, cane, chin (slang) clobber (slang) cudgel, deck (slang) drub, flog, hit, knock, lambast(e), lash, lay one on (slang) lick (informal) maul, pelt, pound, punch, strike, thrash, thwack, tonk (informal) whip
2 best, blow out of the water (slang) bring to their knees, clobber (slang) conquer, defeat, excel, knock spots off (informal) lick (informal) make mincemeat of (informal) master, outdo, outrun, outstrip, overcome, overwhelm, pip at the post, put in the shade (informal) run rings around (informal) stuff (slang) subdue, surpass, tank (slang) undo, vanquish, wipe the floor with (informal)
3 fashion, forge, form, hammer, model, shape, work
4 flap, flutter, palpitate, pound, pulsate, pulse, quake, quiver, shake, throb, thump, tremble, vibrate
5 beat it bugger off (taboo slang) depart, exit, fuck off (offensive taboo slang) get lost (informal) get on one’s bike (Brit. slang) go away, go to hell (informal) hook it (slang) hop it (slang) leave, make tracks, pack one’s bags (informal) piss off (taboo slang) scarper (Brit. slang) scram (informal) shoo, skedaddle (informal) sling one’s hook (Brit. slang) vamoose (slang, chiefly U.S.)
n
6 belt (informal) blow, hit, lash, punch, shake, slap, strike, swing, thump
7 flutter, palpitation, pulsation, pulse, throb
8 accent, cadence, ictus, measure (Prosody) metre, rhythm, stress, time
9 circuit, course, path, rounds, route, way
adj
10 (slang) clapped out (Austral. & N.Z. informal) exhausted, fatigued, on one’s last legs, shagged out (Brit. slang) tired, wearied, wiped out (informal) worn out, zonked (slang)
beat up
assault, attack, batter, beat the living daylights out of (informal) clobber (slang) do over (Brit., Austral. & N.Z. slang) duff up (Brit. slang) fill in (Brit. slang) knock about or around, lambast(e), put the boot in (slang) thrash, work over (slang)
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus 
beat
( beats plural & 3rd person present) ( beating present participle) ( beaten past participle )
The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense.
1 verb If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
My wife tried to stop them and they beat her… V n
They were beaten to death with baseball bats. V n to n
2 verb To beaton, at, or against something means to hit it hard, usually several times or continuously for a period of time.
(=pound)
There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass… V against n
Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow… V at n
The rain was beating on the windowpanes. V on n, Also V n
Beat is also a noun., n-sing usu the N of n
…the rhythmic beat of the surf.
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beating n-sing usu the N of n
…the silence broken only by the beating of the rain.
3 verb When your heart or pulse beats, it continually makes regular rhythmic movements.
I felt my heart beating faster. V
Beat is also a noun., n-count usu with supp
He could hear the beat of his heart…, Most people’s pulse rate is more than 70 beats per minute.
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beating n-sing usu the N of n
I could hear the beating of my heart.
4 verb If you beat a drum or similar instrument, you hit it in order to make a sound. You can also say that a drum beats.
When you beat the drum, you feel good. V n
…drums beating and pipes playing. V
Beat is also a noun., n-sing usu the N of n
…the rhythmical beat of the drum.
5 n-count The beat of a piece of music is the main rhythm that it has.
usu sing, the N
…the thumping beat of rock music.
6 n-count In music, a beat is a unit of measurement. The number of beats in a bar of a piece of music is indicated by two numbers at the beginning of the piece.
usu pl
It’s got four beats to a bar.
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upbeat
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downbeat
7 verb If you beat eggs, cream, or butter, you mix them thoroughly using a fork or beater.
Beat the eggs and sugar until they start to thicken. V n
8 verb When a bird or insect beats its wings or when its wings beat, its wings move up and down.
Beating their wings they flew off… V n
Its wings beat slowly. V
9 verb If you beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them.
In yesterday’s games, Switzerland beat the United States two-one… V n
She was easily beaten into third place. V n into n
10 verb If someone beats a record or achievement, they do better than it.
He was as eager as his Captain to beat the record. V n
11 verb If you beat something that you are fighting against, for example an organization, a problem, or a disease, you defeat it.
(=conquer)
It became clear that the Union was not going to beat the government… V n
12 verb If an attack or an attempt is beatenoff or is beatenback, it is stopped, often temporarily.
usu passive
The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents… be V-ed adv
South Africa’s ruling National Party has beaten off a right-wing challenge. V adv n
13 verb If you say that one thing beats another, you mean that it is better than it.
INFORMAL no cont
Being boss of a software firm beats selling insurance… V n
14 verb If you say you can’t beat a particular thing you mean that it is the best thing of its kind.
no cont
You can’t beat soap and water for cleansing. V n
15 verb To beat a time limit or an event means to achieve something before that time or event.
They were trying to beat the midnight deadline… V n
16 n-count A police officer’s or journalist’s beat is the area for which he or she is responsible.
17 verb You use beat in expressions such as `It beats me’ or `What beats me is’ to indicate that you cannot understand or explain something.
INFORMAL, SPOKEN `What am I doing wrong, anyway?’—`Beats me, Lewis.’… V n
18
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beaten
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beaten-up
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beating
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beat-up
19 If you intend to do something but someone beats you to it, they do it before you do.
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beat sb to it phrase V inflects
Don’t be too long about it or you’ll find someone has beaten you to it.
20 A police officer on the beat is on duty, walking around the area for which he or she is responsible.
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on the beat phrase usu n PHR, v-link PHR
The officer on the beat picks up information; hears cries for help; makes people feel safe.
21 If you beat timeto a piece of music, you move your hand or foot up and down in time with the music. A conductor beats time to show the choir or orchestra how fast they should sing or play the music.
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beat time phrase V inflects
(=keep time)
He beats time with hands and feet.
22
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to beat someone black and blue
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black
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to beat about the bush
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bush
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to beat or knock the living daylights out of someone
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daylights
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to beat the drum for someone or something
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drum
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to beat someone at their own game
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game
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to beat a retreat
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retreat
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to beat, kick or knock the shit out of someone
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shit beat down
1 phrasal verb When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
2 phrasal verb When the rain beats down, it rains very hard.
(=pour down)
Even in the winter with the rain beating down, it’s nice and cosy in there. V P
3 phrasal verb If you beat down a person who is selling you something, you force them to accept a lower price for it than they wanted to get.
(=knock down)
A fair employer, when arranging for the pay of a carpenter, does not try to beat him down… V n P
Beat down the seller to the price that suits you. V P n (not pron) beat out
1 phrasal verb If you beat out sounds on a drum or similar instrument, you make the sounds by hitting the instrument.
(=tap out)
Drums and cymbals beat out a solemn rhythm. V P n (not pron)
2 phrasal verb If you beat out a fire, you cause it to go out by hitting it, usually with an object such as a blanket.
His brother beat out the flames with a blanket… V P n (not pron)
She managed to beat the fire out. V n P
3 phrasal verb If you beat out someone in a competition, you defeat them.
(mainly AM)
Indianapolis beat out nearly 100 other cities as the site for a huge United Airlines maintenance center… V P n (not pron)
If we are certain a rival will beat us out, we are wide open to jealousy. V n P beat out of phrasal verb If someone beats another person out of something, they get that thing by deceiving the other person or behaving dishonestly.
If he could beat his uncle out of a dollar he’d do it. V n P P n beat up
1 phrasal verb If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times.
Then they actually beat her up as well… V n P
The government supporters are beating up anyone they suspect of favouring the demonstrators. V P n (not pron)
2 phrasal verb If you beatyourselfup about something, you worry about it a lot or blame yourself for it.
INFORMAL Tell them you don’t want to do it any more. Don’t beat yourself up about it… V pron-refl P prep
I don’t beat myself up. I don’t deal with things I can’t handle. V pron-refl P
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beating-up ( beatings-up plural) n-count
There had been no violence, no beatings-up until then. beat up on
1 phrasal verb If someone beats up on a person or beats on them, they hit or kick the person many times.
(AM)
He beat up on my brother’s kid one time. V P P n, Also V P n
2 phrasal verb If someone beats up on another person, they threaten them or treat them unkindly.
(AM)
INFORMAL She had to beat up on every customer just to get the bills paid. V P P n
beat-up
A beat-up car or other object is old and in bad condition.
INFORMAL adj ADJ n
(=battered)
…a beat-up old Fiat 131.
dead-beat , dead beat
If you are dead-beat, you are very tired and have no energy left.
INFORMAL adj v-link ADJ
(=shattered)
Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary
beat around the bush
id.
avoid the main topic ; discuss a matter without coming to the point ; to not speak directly/frankly/bluntly about the issue
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