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• Beat — (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Beat — (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Beat — (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• beat someone to a pulp — informal phrase to hit someone hard many times, until they are badly hurt or dead Thesaurus: to hit a personsynonym Main entry: pulp * * * beat (or smash) someone to a pulp beat someone severely …   Useful english dictionary

• beat (or whale) the tar out of N. Amer. — beat (or whale) the tar out of N. Amer. informal beat or thrash severely. → tar …   English new terms dictionary

• beat someone's brains out — beat (someone s) brains out 1. to severely criticize someone. How could I win the election with that guy on the radio beating my brains out every day? 2. to seriously hurt someone. I was afraid he was going to come back and beat my brains out …   New idioms dictionary

• beat brains out — beat (someone s) brains out 1. to severely criticize someone. How could I win the election with that guy on the radio beating my brains out every day? 2. to seriously hurt someone. I was afraid he was going to come back and beat my brains out …   New idioms dictionary

• beat the tar out of — beat (or whale) the tar out of informal beat or thrash severely …   Useful english dictionary

• beat — I n. a regularly traversed round 1) to patrol, walk one s beat 2) to cover one s beat 3) a policeman s beat rhythm 4) an irregular; regular, steady beat 5) to a beat (to dance to the beat of jungle music) unit of rhythm 6) a beat to (four beats… …   Combinatory dictionary

• beat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 rhythm ADJECTIVE ▪ regular, rhythmic, steady ▪ pounding ▪ disco, funky, hip hop, techno …   Collocations dictionary

• Beat (filmmaking) — A beat is a term used to describe the timing and movement of a film. When used within a screenplay it usually represents a pause in dialogue. When used to discuss the timing of a film a beat refers to an event, decision or discovery that alters… …   Wikipedia