beat, n.
(beats)
freq. cnt. 3
(beats)
freq. cnt. 3
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1
beat musical rhythm rhythm
sample sentences
"the piece has a fast rhythm""the conductor set the beat"
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
beat heartbeat pulsation pulse
sample sentences
"he could feel the beat of her heart"
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a regular route for a sentry or policeman
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
beat round
sample sentences
"in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
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the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
<noun.act>
beat
a stroke or blow
<noun.act>
beat
sample sentences
"the signal was two beats on the steam pipe"
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a regular rate of repetition
<noun.attribute>
beat
sample sentences
"the cox raised the beat"
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(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
beat cadence measure meter metre
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domain of synset (topic)
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the sound of stroke or blow
<noun.event>
beat
sample sentences
"he heard the beat of a drum"
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a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
beat beatnik
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.phenomenon>
beat
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