Synonyms and Antonyms of beat
synonym (synonym of beat)
- (noun)bastinado, chastise, overcome, spank, thrash, batter, conquer, pommel, strike, vanquish, belabor, cudgel, pound, surpass, whip, bruise, defeat, scourge, switch, worst, castigate, flog, smiteStrike 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 more.. (noun)
- (noun.communication)the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music (noun.communication)
- (noun.person)a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior (noun.person)
- (verb.competition)beat through cleverness and wit (verb.competition)
also (also)
- (verb.cognition)find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)
similar (similar with beat)
hypernym (beat IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse (noun.communication)(prosody) a system of versification (noun.communication)
- a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior (noun.person)someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct (noun.person)
- 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.phenomenon)(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean (noun.event)
- be superior (verb.stative)have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative)
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)win a victory over (verb.competition)
- hit repeatedly (verb.contact)deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact)
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion (verb.motion)move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion)
- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly (verb.creation)perform music on (a musical instrument) (verb.creation)
- sail with much tacking or with difficulty (verb.motion)travel on water propelled by wind (verb.motion)
- strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting (verb.contact)hit repeatedly (verb.contact)
- the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing (noun.act)riding in a sailboat (noun.act)
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music (noun.communication)(music) the beat of musical rhythm (noun.time)
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)an event that recurs at intervals (noun.event)
- the sound of stroke or blow (noun.event)the sudden occurrence of an audible event (noun.event)
hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF beat relation)
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse (noun.communication)the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm (noun.communication)
- (verb.competition)overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome (verb.competition)
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact)use physical force against (verb.contact)
- (verb.motion)beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all (verb.motion)
- move with a thrashing motion (verb.motion)flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements (verb.motion)
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music (noun.communication)a loud steady beat (noun.communication)
- (noun.communication)the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward) (noun.communication)
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart (noun.event)the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood (noun.event)
- (noun.event)the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery (noun.event)
member meronym (HAS MEMBER relation)
- a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior (noun.person)a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs an more.. (noun.group)
entail (entailment relations of beat)
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb.competition)be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious (verb.competition)
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression (verb.contact)deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument (verb.contact)
verb group (beat is verb group of ....)
- hit repeatedly (verb.contact)strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music (verb.contact)
derivation (.... is derived from beat)
- be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act)
- (noun.cognition)confusion resulting from failure to understand (noun.cognition)
- (noun.cognition)something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained (noun.cognition)
- (adj.all)susceptible to being defeated (adj.all)
- make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals (noun.animal)
- move with a flapping motion (verb.motion)the motion made by flapping up and down (noun.event)
- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly (verb.creation)the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music (noun.communication)
- strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music (verb.contact)the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music (noun.communication)
- the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing (noun.act)sail with much tacking or with difficulty (verb.motion)
domain category (beat is domain category of ....)
- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly (verb.creation)an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication)
- sail with much tacking or with difficulty (verb.motion)the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place (noun.act)
- stir vigorously (verb.contact)the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act)
domain usage (beat is used in .... domain)
- very tired (adj.all)a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)
