Read the dictionary definition of beat. All definitions for this word.
1. the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
2. a stroke or blow
1. the signal was two beats on the steam pipe
3. a regular rate of repetition
1. the cox raised the beat
4. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
1. the piece has a fast rhythm
2. the conductor set the beat
5. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
6. the sound of stroke or blow
1. he heard the beat of a drum
7. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
1. he could feel the beat of her heart
8. a regular route for a sentry or policeman
1. in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
9. a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
10. 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
11. wear out completely
1. This kind of work exhausts me
2. I'm beat
3. He was all washed up after the exam
12. be a mystery or bewildering to
1. This beats me!
2. Got me--I don't know the answer!
3. a vexing problem
4. This question really stuck me
13. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
1. Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
2. We beat the competition
3. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
14. beat through cleverness and wit
1. I beat the traffic
2. She outfoxed her competitors
15. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
1. Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night
2. The teacher used to beat the students
16. hit repeatedly
1. beat on the door
2. beat the table with his shoe
17. strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
18. strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
1. beat one's breast
2. beat one's foot rhythmically
19. stir vigorously
1. beat the egg whites
2. beat the cream
20. shape by beating
1. beat swords into ploughshares
21. produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
1. beat the drum
22. make by pounding or trampling
1. beat a path through the forest
23. move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
1. the city pulsated with music and excitement
24. move rhythmically
1. Her heart was beating fast
25. indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
1. Beat the rhythm
26. sail with much tacking or with difficulty
1. The boat beat in the strong wind
27. move with a flapping motion
1. The bird's wings were flapping
28. move with a thrashing motion
1. The bird flapped its wings
2. The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
29. glare or strike with great intensity
1. The sun was beating down on us
30. make a rhythmic sound
1. Rain drummed against the windshield
2. The drums beat all night