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Definition 1:
To hit (something) repeatedly + obj no obj .
Examples:
He beat the door with his fists. = He beat his fists against/on the door.
He beat the dusty rug with a stick. = He beat a stick against the dusty rug.
He beat the dust out of the rug with a stick.
She used a hammer to beat the metal into shape.
She used a hammer to beat the nail into the wall.
The dented metal was beaten flat.
The waves were beating the shore.
He beat at/against/on the door with his fists.
The waves were beating on/against the shore.
The rain beat on the roof.
Definition 2:
To hit (someone) repeatedly in order to cause pain or injury see also beating beat up (below) beat up on (below).
Examples:
They beat him with clubs.
He was beaten badly/savagely/brutally.
A man accused of beating his wife
They beat him to the ground. [=they hit him repeatedly and he fell to the ground]
They threatened to beat the (living) daylights out of him. [=to beat him very badly]
He was beaten to death.
Definition 3:
To hit (a drum) repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal + obj no obj see also beat the drum for at drum.
Examples:
The drummer kept beating his drum.
The sound of a beaten drum
They beat (out) a message on their drums.
The drum kept beating (out) its rhythm.
The drummer kept beating.
The drum kept beating.
The sound of a beating drum
Definition 4:
To stir or mix (something) in a forceful way + obj no obj .
Examples:
She used a whisk to beat the eggs.
The recipe says you should beat the eggs lightly/thoroughly/well.
Slowly beat the sugar into the batter. = Slowly beat in the sugar. = Slowly beat the sugar in.
Separate out the egg whites and beat until stiff.
Definition 5:
To move (wings) with an up and down motion + obj no obj .
Examples:
The bird was beating [=flapping] its wings.
The sound of beating wings
Definition 6:
To make the regular movements needed to pump blood .
Examples:
My heart was beating wildly/frantically with excitement and my pulse was racing!
(humorous) We get free doughnuts? Be still, my beating heart!
Definition 7:
To defeat (someone) in a game, contest, etc. People say if you can’t beat them, join them or if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em when they decide to do what other people are doing and to stop opposing them..
Examples:
He gets very angry when I beat him at chess.
We beat them 14 to 3.
Our team was badly beaten in the championship game.
She was narrowly beaten in the previous election, but she won this time.
We beat them soundly/convincingly/comfortably/easily/badly. = (US) We beat the pants off them.
They tried to lure away our customers by offering deep discounts, but we beat them at their own game. [=we offered even deeper discounts than they did]
Definition 8:
To do better than (something) People say can you beat that? when they are surprised or angry about something. .
Examples:
She managed to beat the old record by several seconds.
We can still beat the deadline if we work quickly.
His wonderful performance will be hard/tough to beat. = His wonderful performance will take some beating. [=it will be difficult for anyone to do better than his wonderful performance]
Most new restaurants fail, but this one somehow managed to beat the odds. [=this one succeeded even though it did not have a good chance of succeeding]
Can you beat that?! A person like him being elected mayor! [=it is surprising or ridiculous to think that a person like him has been elected mayor]
Definition 9:
To be better than (something) .
Examples:
For sheer luxury you can’t beat a nice hot bath. = For sheer luxury, nothing beats a nice hot bath. = For sheer luxury, a nice hot bath beats anything.
Definition 10:
To control or overcome (something) .
Examples:
By working together we can beat crime!
(US) His favorite way of beating the heat [=remaining cool in hot weather] is to have a couple of cold beers.
Definition 11:
To be too difficult for (someone) The informal expression (it) beats me means “I don’t know.” .
Examples:
This problem has beaten everyone. [=no one has been able to solve this problem]
“How did she manage to fix the problem so quickly?” “Beats me.”
I don’t believe anything he tells me. It beats me how people can continue to trust him.
Definition 12:
To come, arrive, or act before (someone or something) .
Examples:
I beat him narrowly to the finish line. [=I reached the finish line slightly before he did]
I bet I can beat you to the front door!
I wondered which of us would finish our work first, but she beat me to it by two days. [=she finished two days before I did]
Definition 13:
To avoid having problems with (something) by acting earlier .
Examples:
We left early so that we could beat the traffic.
We got to the store when it opened and managed to beat the rush.
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