BEAT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of beating to windward
   • sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sailing (what does sailing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a stroke or blow
   Usage Example(s)
   • the signal was two beats on the steam pipe
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stroke (what does stroke mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a regular rate of repetition
   Usage Example(s)
   • the cox raised the beat
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pace (what does pace mean?)
   • rate (what does rate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • flap (what does flap mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
   Synonym(s)
   • musical rhythm (what does musical rhythm mean?)
   • rhythm (what does rhythm mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the piece has a fast rhythm
   • the conductor set the beat
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • musical time (what does musical time mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • backbeat (what does backbeat mean?)
   • downbeat (what does downbeat mean?)
   • upbeat (what does upbeat mean?)
   • syncopation (what does syncopation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • pound (what does pound mean?)
   • thump (what does thump mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • drum (what does drum mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • thrum (what does thrum mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
   Synonym(s)
   • cadence (what does cadence mean?)
   • measure (what does measure mean?)
   • meter (what does meter mean?)
   • metre (what does metre mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • poetic rhythm (what does poetic rhythm mean?)
   • rhythmic pattern (what does rhythmic pattern mean?)
   • prosody (what does prosody mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • catalexis (what does catalexis mean?)
   • scansion (what does scansion mean?)
   • common measure (what does common measure mean?)
   • common meter (what does common meter mean?)
   • metrical foot (what does metrical foot mean?)
   • foot (what does foot mean?)
   • metrical unit (what does metrical unit mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the sound of stroke or blow
   Usage Example(s)
   • he heard the beat of a drum
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tick (what does tick mean?)
   • ticktock (what does ticktock mean?)
   • ticktack (what does ticktack mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
   Synonym(s)
   • heartbeat (what does heartbeat mean?)
   • pulsation (what does pulsation mean?)
   • pulse (what does pulse mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he could feel the beat of her heart
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • periodic event (what does periodic event mean?)
   • recurrent event (what does recurrent event mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • diastole (what does diastole mean?)
   • systole (what does systole mean?)
   • throb (what does throb mean?)
   • throbbing (what does throbbing mean?)
   • pounding (what does pounding mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • pound (what does pound mean?)
   • thump (what does thump mean?)
   • pulsate (what does pulsate mean?)
   • throb (what does throb mean?)
   • pulse (what does pulse mean?)
   • pulsate (what does pulsate mean?)
   • throb (what does throb mean?)
   • pulse (what does pulse mean?)
   • pulsate (what does pulsate mean?)
   • throb (what does throb mean?)
   • pulse (what does pulse mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a regular route for a sentry or policeman
   Synonym(s)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • path (what does path mean?)
   • route (what does route mean?)
   • itinerary (what does itinerary mean?)
9. Meaning
   • a member of the beat generation
   • a nonconformist in dress and behavior
   Synonym(s)
   • beatnik (what does beatnik mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • nonconformist (what does nonconformist mean?)
   • recusant (what does recusant mean?)
10. Meaning
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • oscillation (what does oscillation mean?)
    • vibration (what does vibration mean?)

BEAT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • wear out completely
   Synonym(s)
   • exhaust (what does exhaust mean?)
   • tucker (what does tucker mean?)
   • tucker out (what does tucker out mean?)
   • wash up (what does wash up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This kind of work exhausts me
   • I”m beat
   • He was all washed up after the exam
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tire (what does tire mean?)
   • wear upon (what does wear upon mean?)
   • tire out (what does tire out mean?)
   • wear (what does wear mean?)
   • weary (what does weary mean?)
   • jade (what does jade mean?)
   • wear out (what does wear out mean?)
   • outwear (what does outwear mean?)
   • wear down (what does wear down mean?)
   • fag out (what does fag out mean?)
   • fag (what does fag mean?)
   • fatigue (what does fatigue mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • frazzle (what does frazzle mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   • kill (what does kill mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • exhaustion (what does exhaustion mean?)
2. Meaning
   • be a mystery or bewildering to
   Synonym(s)
   • amaze (what does amaze mean?)
   • baffle (what does baffle mean?)
   • bewilder (what does bewilder mean?)
   • dumbfound (what does dumbfound mean?)
   • flummox (what does flummox mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • gravel (what does gravel mean?)
   • mystify (what does mystify mean?)
   • nonplus (what does nonplus mean?)
   • perplex (what does perplex mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   • stupefy (what does stupefy mean?)
   • vex (what does vex mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This beats me!
   • Got me–I don”t know the answer!
   • a vexing problem
   • This question really stuck me
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • confuse (what does confuse mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   • fox (what does fox mean?)
   • befuddle (what does befuddle mean?)
   • fuddle (what does fuddle mean?)
   • bedevil (what does bedevil mean?)
   • confound (what does confound mean?)
   • discombobulate (what does discombobulate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stump (what does stump mean?)
   • mix up (what does mix up mean?)
   • riddle (what does riddle mean?)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   See Also
   • puzzle over (what does puzzle over mean?)
   • solve (what does solve mean?)
   • work out (what does work out mean?)
   • figure out (what does figure out mean?)
   • puzzle out (what does puzzle out mean?)
   • lick (what does lick mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stupefaction (what does stupefaction mean?)
   • bewilderment (what does bewilderment mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzlement (what does puzzlement mean?)
   • befuddlement (what does befuddlement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • bafflement (what does bafflement mean?)
   • bemusement (what does bemusement mean?)
   • poser (what does poser mean?)
   • stumper (what does stumper mean?)
   • toughie (what does toughie mean?)
   • sticker (what does sticker mean?)
   • bewilderment (what does bewilderment mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzlement (what does puzzlement mean?)
   • befuddlement (what does befuddlement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • bafflement (what does bafflement mean?)
   • bemusement (what does bemusement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • puzzler (what does puzzler mean?)
   • mystifier (what does mystifier mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
   • mystery (what does mystery mean?)
   • enigma (what does enigma mean?)
   • secret (what does secret mean?)
   • closed book (what does closed book mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • puzzler (what does puzzler mean?)
   • mystifier (what does mystifier mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
   • bewilderment (what does bewilderment mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzlement (what does puzzlement mean?)
   • befuddlement (what does befuddlement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • bafflement (what does bafflement mean?)
   • bemusement (what does bemusement mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • puzzler (what does puzzler mean?)
   • mystifier (what does mystifier mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
3. Meaning
   • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
   Synonym(s)
   • beat out (what does beat out mean?)
   • crush (what does crush mean?)
   • shell (what does shell mean?)
   • trounce (what does trounce mean?)
   • vanquish (what does vanquish mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
   • We beat the competition
   • Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • get the better of (what does get the better of mean?)
   • overcome (what does overcome mean?)
   • defeat (what does defeat mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • outpoint (what does outpoint mean?)
   • outscore (what does outscore mean?)
   • walk over (what does walk over mean?)
   • eliminate (what does eliminate mean?)
   • worst (what does worst mean?)
   • pip (what does pip mean?)
   • mop up (what does mop up mean?)
   • whip (what does whip mean?)
   • rack up (what does rack up mean?)
   • whomp (what does whomp mean?)
   • spread-eagle (what does spread-eagle mean?)
   • spreadeagle (what does spreadeagle mean?)
   • rout (what does rout mean?)
   • get the jump (what does get the jump mean?)
   • cheat (what does cheat mean?)
   • chouse (what does chouse mean?)
   • shaft (what does shaft mean?)
   • screw (what does screw mean?)
   • chicane (what does chicane mean?)
   • jockey (what does jockey mean?)
   • surpass (what does surpass mean?)
   • outstrip (what does outstrip mean?)
   • outmatch (what does outmatch mean?)
   • outgo (what does outgo mean?)
   • exceed (what does exceed mean?)
   • outdo (what does outdo mean?)
   • surmount (what does surmount mean?)
   • outperform (what does outperform mean?)
   • outdo (what does outdo mean?)
   • outflank (what does outflank mean?)
   • trump (what does trump mean?)
   • best (what does best mean?)
   • scoop (what does scoop mean?)
   • outfight (what does outfight mean?)
   • overpower (what does overpower mean?)
   • overmaster (what does overmaster mean?)
   • overwhelm (what does overwhelm mean?)
   • checkmate (what does checkmate mean?)
   • mate (what does mate mean?)
   • immobilize (what does immobilize mean?)
   • immobilise (what does immobilise mean?)
   • outplay (what does outplay mean?)
   • bat (what does bat mean?)
   • clobber (what does clobber mean?)
   • drub (what does drub mean?)
   • thrash (what does thrash mean?)
   • lick (what does lick mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • conqueror (what does conqueror mean?)
   • vanquisher (what does vanquisher mean?)
   • thrashing (what does thrashing mean?)
   • walloping (what does walloping mean?)
   • debacle (what does debacle mean?)
   • drubbing (what does drubbing mean?)
   • slaughter (what does slaughter mean?)
   • trouncing (what does trouncing mean?)
   • whipping (what does whipping mean?)
   • beating (what does beating mean?)
   • whipping (what does whipping mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • win (what does win mean?)
4. Meaning
   • beat through cleverness and wit
   Synonym(s)
   • circumvent (what does circumvent mean?)
   • outfox (what does outfox mean?)
   • outsmart (what does outsmart mean?)
   • outwit (what does outwit mean?)
   • overreach (what does overreach mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I beat the traffic
   • She outfoxed her competitors
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • surpass (what does surpass mean?)
   • outstrip (what does outstrip mean?)
   • outmatch (what does outmatch mean?)
   • outgo (what does outgo mean?)
   • exceed (what does exceed mean?)
   • outdo (what does outdo mean?)
   • surmount (what does surmount mean?)
   • outperform (what does outperform mean?)
5. Meaning
   • give a beating to
   • subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
   Synonym(s)
   • beat up (what does beat up mean?)
   • work over (what does work over mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night
   • The teacher used to beat the students
   Hyponym(s)
   • strong-arm (what does strong-arm mean?)
   • soak (what does soak mean?)
   • pistol-whip (what does pistol-whip mean?)
   • belabour (what does belabour mean?)
   • belabor (what does belabor mean?)
   • rough up (what does rough up mean?)
   • flog (what does flog mean?)
   • welt (what does welt mean?)
   • whip (what does whip mean?)
   • lather (what does lather mean?)
   • lash (what does lash mean?)
   • slash (what does slash mean?)
   • strap (what does strap mean?)
   • trounce (what does trounce mean?)
   • cane (what does cane mean?)
   • flog (what does flog mean?)
   • lambaste (what does lambaste mean?)
   • lambast (what does lambast mean?)
   • knock cold (what does knock cold mean?)
   • knock out (what does knock out mean?)
   • kayo (what does kayo mean?)
   • thrash (what does thrash mean?)
   • thresh (what does thresh mean?)
   • lam (what does lam mean?)
   • flail (what does flail mean?)
   • clobber (what does clobber mean?)
   • baste (what does baste mean?)
   • batter (what does batter mean?)
   • spank (what does spank mean?)
   • paddle (what does paddle mean?)
   • larrup (what does larrup mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beating (what does beating mean?)
   • thrashing (what does thrashing mean?)
   • licking (what does licking mean?)
   • drubbing (what does drubbing mean?)
   • lacing (what does lacing mean?)
   • trouncing (what does trouncing mean?)
   • whacking (what does whacking mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • hit (what does hit mean?)
6. Meaning
   • hit repeatedly
   Usage Example(s)
   • beat on the door
   • beat the table with his shoe
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • full (what does full mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • beetle (what does beetle mean?)
   • bastinado (what does bastinado mean?)
   • deck (what does deck mean?)
   • coldcock (what does coldcock mean?)
   • dump (what does dump mean?)
   • knock down (what does knock down mean?)
   • floor (what does floor mean?)
   • whang (what does whang mean?)
   • paste (what does paste mean?)
   • thrash (what does thrash mean?)
   • thresh (what does thresh mean?)
   • hammer (what does hammer mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • beater (what does beater mean?)
7. Meaning
   • strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
8. Meaning
   • strike (a part of one’’s own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
   Usage Example(s)
   • beat one’’s breast
   • beat one’’s foot rhythmically
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rhythm (what does rhythm mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • musical rhythm (what does musical rhythm mean?)
9. Meaning
   • stir vigorously
   Synonym(s)
   • scramble (what does scramble mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • beat the egg whites
   • beat the cream
   Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • agitate (what does agitate mean?)
   • vex (what does vex mean?)
   • disturb (what does disturb mean?)
   • commove (what does commove mean?)
   • shake up (what does shake up mean?)
   • stir up (what does stir up mean?)
   • raise up (what does raise up mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • whisk (what does whisk mean?)
   • whip (what does whip mean?)
   • cream (what does cream mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • beater (what does beater mean?)
10. Meaning
    • shape by beating
    Usage Example(s)
    • beat swords into ploughshares
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • shape (what does shape mean?)
    • form (what does form mean?)
    • work (what does work mean?)
    • mold (what does mold mean?)
    • mould (what does mould mean?)
    • forge (what does forge mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • forge (what does forge mean?)
    • hammer (what does hammer mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • beat (what does beat mean?)
11. Meaning
    • produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
    Usage Example(s)
    • beat the drum
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • play (what does play mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • rhythm (what does rhythm mean?)
    • beat (what does beat mean?)
    • musical rhythm (what does musical rhythm mean?)
12. Meaning
    • make by pounding or trampling
    Usage Example(s)
    • beat a path through the forest
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • make (what does make mean?)
    • create (what does create mean?)
    Entail(s)
    • tread (what does tread mean?)
    • trample (what does trample mean?)
13. Meaning
    • move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
    Synonym(s)
    • pulsate (what does pulsate mean?)
    • quiver (what does quiver mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • the city pulsated with music and excitement
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • move (what does move mean?)
14. Meaning
    • move rhythmically
    Synonym(s)
    • pound (what does pound mean?)
    • thump (what does thump mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • Her heart was beating fast
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • move (what does move mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • pulsate (what does pulsate mean?)
    • throb (what does throb mean?)
    • pulse (what does pulse mean?)
    • palpitate (what does palpitate mean?)
    • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
    • thrash (what does thrash mean?)
    • flap (what does flap mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • throb (what does throb mean?)
    • throbbing (what does throbbing mean?)
    • pounding (what does pounding mean?)
    • rhythm (what does rhythm mean?)
    • beat (what does beat mean?)
    • musical rhythm (what does musical rhythm mean?)
    • pulse (what does pulse mean?)
    • pulsation (what does pulsation mean?)
    • heartbeat (what does heartbeat mean?)
    • beat (what does beat mean?)
15. Meaning
    • indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
    Usage Example(s)
    • Beat the rhythm
    Hyponym(s)
    • beat out (what does beat out mean?)
    • tap out (what does tap out mean?)
    • thump out (what does thump out mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • rhythm (what does rhythm mean?)
    • beat (what does beat mean?)
    • musical rhythm (what does musical rhythm mean?)
16. Meaning
    • sail with much tacking or with difficulty
    Usage Example(s)
    • The boat beat in the strong wind
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • sail (what does sail mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • beat (what does beat mean?)
17. Meaning
    • move with a flapping motion
    Synonym(s)
    • flap (what does flap mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The bird’’s wings were flapping
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • move (what does move mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • flail (what does flail mean?)
    • thresh (what does thresh mean?)
    • clap (what does clap mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • flap (what does flap mean?)
    • flapping (what does flapping mean?)
    • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
    • fluttering (what does fluttering mean?)
    • flap (what does flap mean?)
    • flapping (what does flapping mean?)
    • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
    • fluttering (what does fluttering mean?)
18. Meaning
    • move with a thrashing motion
    Synonym(s)
    • flap (what does flap mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • The bird flapped its wings
    • The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • move (what does move mean?)
    • displace (what does displace mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • bate (what does bate mean?)
    • clap (what does clap mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • flap (what does flap mean?)
    • flapping (what does flapping mean?)
    • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
    • fluttering (what does fluttering mean?)
    • flap (what does flap mean?)
    • flapping (what does flapping mean?)
    • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
    • fluttering (what does fluttering mean?)
    • beat (what does beat mean?)
19. Meaning
    • glare or strike with great intensity
    Usage Example(s)
    • The sun was beating down on us
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • glare (what does glare mean?)
20. Meaning
    • make a rhythmic sound
    Synonym(s)
    • drum (what does drum mean?)
    • thrum (what does thrum mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • Rain drummed against the windshield
    • The drums beat all night
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • sound (what does sound mean?)
    • go (what does go mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • rhythm (what does rhythm mean?)
    • beat (what does beat mean?)
    • musical rhythm (what does musical rhythm mean?)
    • drummer (what does drummer mean?)
21. Meaning
    • make a sound like a clock or a timer
    Synonym(s)
    • tick (what does tick mean?)
    • ticktack (what does ticktack mean?)
    • ticktock (what does ticktock mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • the clocks were ticking
    • the grandfather clock beat midnight
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • sound (what does sound mean?)
    • go (what does go mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • beat (what does beat mean?)
    • ticktock (what does ticktock mean?)
    • tocktact (what does tocktact mean?)
    • tictac (what does tictac mean?)
    • tick (what does tick mean?)
    • watch (what does watch mean?)
    • ticker (what does ticker mean?)
    • tick (what does tick mean?)
    • ticking (what does ticking mean?)
22. Meaning
    • avoid paying
    Synonym(s)
    • bunk (what does bunk mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • beat the subway fare
    Hypernyms(s) beat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • cheat (what does cheat mean?)
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23. Meaning
    • be superior
    Usage Example(s)
    • Reading beats watching television
    • This sure beats work!
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