Super Glossary

Beat Adjective Synonyms
dead beat, exhausted, spent, drained, worn out, weary, bone-tired, fatigued, fagged
I was really beat after completing the marathon.

Beat Noun Synonyms
course, round, tour, route, circuit, run, path, area, bailiwick
In the old days, it was the bobby on the beat who prevented a lot of crime. As a reporter, my beat is the financial news.

stroke, blow
The signal was to be three beats of a tin cup on the pipes.

rhythm, tempo, measure, pulse, throb, stress, pulsation
In boogie-woogie the beat is eight to the bar.

Beat Verb Synonyms
throb, pulsate, palpitate, pound, thump
I could feel my heart beating against my ribs.

hammer, forge, shape, form, fashion, make, mould
They shall beat their swords into ploughshares.

tread, wear, trample
The hunters beat a path through the forest.

tack
Close-hauled, the sloop was beating to windward against the howling gale.

defeat, best, worst, win (out) over, vanquish, trounce, rout, outdo, subdue, overcome, overwhelm, pre-empt, surpass, conquer, crush, master, beat out
Can they beat Manchester United for the cup? He first beat the Danes, then the Russians.

mix, whip, stir, blend
Beat two eggs, then add the flour and sugar.

strike, pound, bash, smite, batter, pummel or pommel, belabour, pelt, clout, thrash, give (someone) a thrashing or beating, drub, manhandle, thump, whack, cane, scourge, whip, bludgeon, club, cudgel, fustigate, whip, flog, lash , clobber, wallop
At first he refused to tell them, but then they beat it out of him.

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