“beat”

Definitions

• adjective

  very tired

  Synonyms: all in, bushed, dead, alexandrine, bohemian, abrade, abscond, accent, accentuation, addle, addled, aerate

  • Example:“… was all in at the end of the day”
  • Example:“so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere”

• noun

  a regular route for a sentry or policeman

  Synonyms: round

  • Example:“In the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name.”

• noun

  the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

  Synonyms: pulse, pulsation, heartbeat

  • Example:“He could feel the beat of her heart.”

• noun

  the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

  Synonyms: rhythm, musical rhythm

  • Example:“The piece has a fast rhythm.”
  • Example:“The conductor set the beat.”

• noun

  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

• noun

  a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

  Synonyms: beatnik