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Results for: "beat"

Translating from English to Estonian

Translations:

beat — to hit, to knock, to pound, to strike
→ lööma
beat — to win against
→ võitma
→ alistama
beat — to strike or pound repeatedly
→ peksma
→ taguma

More translations:

beat
→ taguma
beat
→ võitma
beat
→ vahule kloppima
beat
→ lööma
beat
→ takti lööma
beat
→ rütm
beat
→ ringkäik

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 10

  1. a regular route for a sentry or policeman

    • “in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name”
    Synonymsround

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

    • “he could feel the beat of her heart”
    Synonymspulsepulsationheartbeat

  3. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

    • “the piece has a fast rhythm”
    • “the conductor set the beat”
    Synonymsrhythmmusical rhythm
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  1. 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

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

    Synonymsbeatnik

  3. the sound of stroke or blow

    • “he heard the beat of a drum”

  4. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

    Synonymsmetermetremeasurecadence

  5. a regular rate of repetition

    • “the cox raised the beat”

  6. a stroke or blow

    • “the signal was two beats on the steam pipe”

  7. the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

VERB 23

  1. 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”
    Synonymsbeat outcrushshelltrouncevanquish

  2. 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”
    Synonymsbeat upwork over

  3. hit repeatedly

    • “beat on the door”
    • “beat the table with his shoe”
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  1. move rhythmically

    • “Her heart was beating fast”
    Synonymspoundthump

  2. shape by beating

    • “beat swords into ploughshares”

  3. make a rhythmic sound

    • “Rain drummed against the windshield”
    • “The drums beat all night”
    Synonymsdrumthrum

  4. glare or strike with great intensity

    • “The sun was beating down on us”

  5. move with a thrashing motion

    • “The bird flapped its wings”
    • “The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky”
    Synonymsflap

  6. sail with much tacking or with difficulty

    • “The boat beat in the strong wind”

  7. stir vigorously

    • “beat the egg whites”
    • “beat the cream”
    Synonymsscramble

  8. 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”

  9. be superior

    • “Reading beats watching television”
    • “This sure beats work!”

  10. avoid paying

    • “beat the subway fare”
    Synonymsbunk

  11. make a sound like a clock or a timer

    • “the clocks were ticking”
    • “the grandfather clock beat midnight”
    Synonymstickticktockticktack

  12. move with a flapping motion

    • “The bird's wings were flapping”
    Synonymsflap

  13. indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

    • “Beat the rhythm”

  14. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

    • “the city pulsated with music and excitement”
    Synonymspulsatequiver

  15. make by pounding or trampling

    • “beat a path through the forest”

  16. produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

    • “beat the drum”

  17. strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

  18. beat through cleverness and wit

    • “I beat the traffic”
    • “She outfoxed her competitors”
    Synonymsoutwitoverreachoutsmartoutfoxcircumvent

  19. 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”
    Synonymsperplexvexstickgetpuzzlemystifybaffleposebewilderflummoxstupefynonplusgravelamazedumbfound

  20. wear out completely

    • “This kind of work exhausts me”
    • “I'm beat”
    • “He was all washed up after the exam”
    Synonymsexhaustwash uptuckertucker out

ADJECTIVE 1

  1. 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”
    Synonymsall inbusheddead