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noun rhythm ADJ. regular, rhythmic, steady | pounding VERB + BEAT clap to, dance to, sway to They danced to the rhythmic beat of the music. PHRASES two, three, four, etc. beats to the bar The piece has four beats to the bar. | sb's heart misses/skips a beat (= sb feels very nervous) As I opened the letter, my heart missed a beat. of a police officer VERB + BEAT pound, walk We have two officers walking the beat after midnight. PREP. on the ~ officers on the beat, verb in a game ADV. comfortably, comprehensively, convincingly, easily, hands down, soundly He beat her hands down. | narrowly He was narrowly beaten by his opponent. PREP. at She beat him at chess. | by beating her by just three points PHRASES beat sb into second, third, etc. place He was beaten into second place by the American. hit sb ADV. badly, brutally, savagely, severely, violently PREP. with She was beaten with a metal bar. PHRASES beat sb about/over the head He had been beaten about the head with a rock. | beat sb to death, beat sb unconscious of heart/wings ADV. fast, frantically, painfully, rapidly, wildly I could feel my heart beating wildly. mix ADV. thoroughly, well Beat the mixture well, until it is light and creamy. | lightly Add three eggs, lightly beaten. PHRASAL VERBS beat down ADV. mercilessly, relentlessly PREP. on/upon The African sun beat relentlessly down on his aching head.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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beat
to get more points, votes etc than someone. Beat is used especially in spoken English:
• We should have beaten them easily. • I always beat my brother at tennis.
defeat
to beat someone. Defeat is more formal than beat and is used especially in writing:
• England were defeated by 2 goals to 1. • Bush defeated Kerry in the election.
trounce
to defeat someone completely in a game:
• They were trounced 20–0 by Kuwait.
thrash
British English informal , cream American English informal to beat someone very easily in a game:
• Of course, they totally creamed the other team. • I hope we thrash them!
wipe the floor with somebody
informal to beat someone completely in a game or argument:
• She wiped the floor with her opponent in the debate. • They won a £1,000 prize after wiping the floor with the opposition in a bowling competition.
Longman-Thesaurus
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beat sth out
[ M ] FIRE
2. to make a fire go out by hitting it repeatedly with an object, such as a large piece of cloth
• She beat the flames out with her bare hands., beat off
US offensive
to masturbate , beat sb up
[ M ] informal
to hurt someone badly by hitting or kicking them again and again
• He claims he was beaten up by the police., beat sb out
[ M ] mainly US
to defeat someone or do better than them in a competition, sport or business
• They beat out several other rivals for the contract., beat sth/sb back
[ M ]
If you beat back someone or something dangerous, you use force to move them away from you
• Riot police beat back the crowds of demonstrators., beat down
If the sun beats down, it shines very strongly and makes the air very hot
• The tropical sun beat down on them mercilessly., beat sth out
[ M ] MUSIC
1. to make sounds that have a particular rhythm by hitting something such as a drum
• The drummer beat out a steady rhythm while we marched., beat sb down
[ M ] informal
to persuade someone to accept a lower amount of money for something
• He wanted £50 for the bike, but I managed to beat him down to £35., beat sth out of sb
to make someone say things they do not want to by hitting them
• The men claimed that the police had beaten the confession out of them., beat sb off
[ M ]
to manage to defeat someone who is attacking you
• She beat off her attacker by hitting him with her handbag.
• figurative: The company managed to beat off the competition and secure the contract.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb
hit:
The man beat the horse.
verb
do before:
You must beat the deadline.
verb
defeat:
We will beat the enemy.
noun
rhythm:
The music had a strange beat.
Simple Definitions
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beat
adverbs
easily beat somebody
• Jason easily beats me at chess every time we play.
narrowly beat somebody
(= by only a few points, votes etc )
• New Zealand narrowly beat the Springboks in South Africa.
comfortably beat somebody
(= by more than a few points, votes etc )
• He comfortably beat the second placed candidate.
soundly beat somebody
(= by a lot of points, votes etc )
• In each event she soundly beat her opponents.
beat somebody hands down
(= beat someone very easily )
• He should be able to beat them all hands down.
comprehensively beat somebody
(= by a lot of points, votes etc )
• There’s no point trying to offer excuses as to why we were so comprehensively beaten.
convincingly beat somebody
(= in a way that clearly shows somebody deserves to win )
• Mexico convincingly beat Brazil 2–0.
phrases
beat somebody into second/third etc place
• He was beaten into second place in the Monaco Grand Prix.
transnet.ir
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In addition to the idioms beginning with BEAT, 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.
American Heritage Idioms