Word

beat, v.
(beaten, beating, beats)
freq. cnt. 49

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish

sample sentences

"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"
"We beat the competition"
"Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beatable beating

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

vanquishable vanquisher

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trouncing

semantic pointers

hyponym

outpoint, outscore walk over eliminate whip, worst, pip, mop up, rack up whomp get the best, have the best, overcome spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout get the jump cheat, jockey, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane exceed, surpass, outdo, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, surmount, outperform overcome, surmount, master, get over, subdue best, outdo, outflank, trump, scoop outfight overpower, overmaster, overwhelm checkmate, mate immobilize, immobilise outplay lick, cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash

entailment

win

hypernym

overcome, defeat, get the better of

verb group

outsmart, overreach, outwit, outfox, beat, circumvent

give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

beat beat up work over

sample sentences

"Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"
"The teacher used to beat the students"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beating

semantic pointers

entailment

hit

hyponym

strong-arm soak pistol-whip belabour, belabor rough up whip, lash, slash, flog, welt, lather, strap, trounce cane, flog, lambaste, lambast knock out, knock cold, kayo thrash, lam, flail, thresh clobber, baste, batter spank, paddle, larrup

hit repeatedly
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

beat

sample sentences

"beat on the door"
"beat the table with his shoe"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beat beater beat

semantic pointers

verb group

beat

hypernym

strike

hyponym

full beat beetle bastinado knock down, deck, coldcock, dump, floor whang paste thrash, thresh hammer

move rhythmically
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

beat pound thump

sample sentences

"Her heart was beating fast"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beat beat

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pounding

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

hyponym

throb, pulsate, pulse palpitate, flutter thrash flap

verb group

beat

shape by beating
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

beat

sample sentences

"beat swords into ploughshares"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
The chef wants to %s the eggs

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beat

semantic pointers

hypernym

form, shape, work, mold, mould, forge

hyponym

forge, hammer

make a rhythmic sound
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

beat drum thrum

sample sentences

"Rain drummed against the windshield"
"The drums beat all night"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beat

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

drummer

semantic pointers

verb group

beat

hypernym

sound, go

strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

beat

sample sentences

"beat one's breast"
"beat one's foot rhythmically"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beat

semantic pointers

verb group

beat

hypernym

strike

stir vigorously
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

beat scramble

sample sentences

"beat the egg whites"
"beat the cream"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beater

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

cooking, cookery, preparation

hyponym

whisk, whip cream

hypernym

disturb, raise up, stir up, agitate, vex, commove, shake up

sail with much tacking or with difficulty
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

beat

sample sentences

"The boat beat in the strong wind"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beat

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

navigation, pilotage, piloting

hypernym

sail

move with a thrashing motion
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

beat flap

sample sentences

"The bird flapped its wings"
"The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

verb frames

Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beat

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flapping flap

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

hyponym

flutter bate clap

verb group

beat, flap

glare or strike with great intensity
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

beat

sample sentences

"The sun was beating down on us"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

glare

wear out completely
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

beat exhaust tucker tucker out wash up

sample sentences

"This kind of work exhausts me"
"I'm beat"
"He was all washed up after the exam"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exhaustion

semantic pointers

hypernym

tire, tire out, wear out, weary, wear down, wear upon, wear, jade, outwear, fag out, fag, fatigue

hyponym

frazzle play kill

be a mystery or bewildering to
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

amaze baffle beat bewilder dumbfound flummox get gravel mystify nonplus perplex pose puzzle stick stupefy vex

sample sentences

"This beats me!"
"Got me--I don't know the answer!"
"a vexing problem"
"This question really stuck me"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

puzzlement puzzler puzzle

also see

puzzle over puzzle out

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bewilderment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mystification mystification mystery mystifier

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bafflement

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

poser

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stupefaction

semantic pointers

hyponym

stump, mix up riddle escape, elude

hypernym

confuse, confound, befuddle, throw, fox, fuddle, bedevil, discombobulate

beat through cleverness and wit
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

beat circumvent outfox outsmart outwit overreach

sample sentences

"I beat the traffic"
"She outfoxed her competitors"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beatable

semantic pointers

verb group

beat, crush, beat out, vanquish, shell, trounce

hypernym

exceed, surpass, outdo, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, surmount, outperform

strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
<verb.contact>

beat

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

beat

produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
<verb.creation>

beat

sample sentences

"beat the drum"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beat

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

music

hypernym

play

verb group

beat

make by pounding or trampling
<verb.creation>

beat

sample sentences

"beat a path through the forest"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

make, create

entailment

trample, tread

move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
<verb.motion>

beat pulsate quiver

sample sentences

"the city pulsated with music and excitement"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

verb group

throb, pulsate, pulse

indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
<verb.motion>

beat

sample sentences

"Beat the rhythm"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beat

semantic pointers

verb group

beat beat, thump, pound beat, drum, thrum

hyponym

beat out, tap out, thump out

move with a flapping motion
<verb.motion>

beat flap

sample sentences

"The bird's wings were flapping"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flapping flap

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

verb group

beat, flap

hyponym

flail, thresh clap

make a sound like a clock or a timer
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

beat tick ticktack ticktock

sample sentences

"the clocks were ticking"
"the grandfather clock beat midnight"

verb frames

Something ----s

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verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tick ticker ticking

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ticktock

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beat

semantic pointers

hypernym

sound, go

avoid paying
<verb.social>

beat bunk

sample sentences

"beat the subway fare"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

cheat, rip off, chisel

be superior
<verb.stative>

beat

sample sentences

"Reading beats watching television"
"This sure beats work!"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym