Definition of beat

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Beat (v. i.) To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; -- said of instruments, tones, or vibrations, not perfectly in unison..

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Tympanist :: Tympanist (n.) One who beats a drum.
Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail..
Roll :: Roll (v.) The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
Pulse :: Pulse (v. i.) To beat, as the arteries; to move in pulses or beats; to pulsate; to throb..
Tricrotism :: Tricrotism (n.) That condition of the arterial pulse in which there is a triple beat. The pulse curve obtained in the sphygmographic tracing characteristic of tricrotism shows two secondary crests in addition to the primary.
Thump :: Thump (v. t.) To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to cause a dull sound..
Abature :: Abature (n.) Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.
Elysian :: Elysian (a.) Pertaining, or the abode of the blessed after death; hence, yielding the highest pleasures; exceedingly delightful; beatific..
Metalline :: Metalline (a.) Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, metalline water..
Bethump :: Bethump (v. t.) To beat or thump soundly.
Pallet :: Pallet (n.) A wooden implement used by potters, crucible makers, etc., for forming, beating, and rounding their works. It is oval, round, and of other forms..
Transverberate :: Transverberate (v. t.) To beat or strike through.
Lather :: Lather (v. t.) To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog..
Rammer :: Rammer (n.) An instrument for driving anything with force; as, a rammer for driving stones or piles, or for beating the earth to more solidity.
Swaddlebill :: Swaddle (v. t.) To beat; to cudgel.
Belace :: Belace (v. t.) To beat with a strap. See Lace.
Souffle :: Souffle (n.) A side dish served hot from the oven at dinner, made of eggs, milk, and flour or other farinaceous substance, beaten till very light, and flavored with fruits, liquors, or essence..
Drumbeat :: Drumbeat (n.) The sound of a beaten drum; drum music.
Smite :: Smite (v. i.) To strike; to collide; to beat.
Gold-beating :: Gold-beating (n.) The art or process of reducing gold to extremely thin leaves, by beating with a hammer..
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