beat (4 letters)
beat
6
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble score
- 6 points
- Frequency
- Common
- Pronunciation
- BEET
What it means
- adjective — very tired
- noun — a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- noun — the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- noun — the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- noun — 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 — a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- noun — the sound of stroke or blow
- noun — (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- noun — a regular rate of repetition
- noun — a stroke or blow
- noun — the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
- verb — come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- verb — give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- verb — hit repeatedly
- verb — move rhythmically
- verb — shape by beating
- verb — make a rhythmic sound
- verb — glare or strike with great intensity
- verb — move with a thrashing motion
- verb — sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- verb — stir vigorously
- verb — strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- verb — be superior
- verb — avoid paying
- verb — make a sound like a clock or a timer
- verb — move with a flapping motion
- verb — indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- verb — move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- verb — make by pounding or trampling
- verb — produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- verb — strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- verb — beat through cleverness and wit
- verb — be a mystery or bewildering to
- verb — wear out completely