noun

1. BEAT, the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
2. BEAT, a stroke or blow
3. BEAT, a regular rate of repetition
4. BEAT, the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
5. BEAT, (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
6. BEAT, the sound of stroke or blow
7. BEAT, the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
8. BEAT, a regular route for a sentry or policeman
9. BEAT, a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
10. BEAT, 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
11. BEAT, very tired

verb

1. BEAT, wear out completely
2. BEAT, be a mystery or bewildering to
3. BEAT, come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
4. BEAT, beat through cleverness and wit
5. BEAT, give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
6. BEAT, hit repeatedly
7. BEAT, strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
8. BEAT, strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
9. BEAT, stir vigorously
10. BEAT, shape by beating
11. BEAT, produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
12. BEAT, make by pounding or trampling
13. BEAT, move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
14. BEAT, move rhythmically
15. BEAT, indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
16. BEAT, sail with much tacking or with difficulty
17. BEAT, move with a flapping motion
18. BEAT, move with a thrashing motion
19. BEAT, glare or strike with great intensity
20. BEAT, make a rhythmic sound
21. BEAT, make a sound like a clock or a timer
22. BEAT, avoid paying
23. BEAT, be superior
24. BEAT, to hit (something) repeatedly
25. BEAT, to hit (someone) repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury
26. BEAT, to hit (a drum) repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal

adjective

1. BEAT, very tired

1. He beat the dust out of the rug with a stick.
2. She used a hammer to beat the metal into shape.
3. She used a hammer to beat the nail into the wall.
4. Let me sit down. I'm absolutely beat!
5. can we pick this up tomorrow, because I'm beat?