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Definition: TO BEAT |
TO BEAT1. The record (Sporting), to surpass any performance of like kind as authoritatively recorded; as, to break the record in a walking match. |
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Food & Agriculture | Causing animals to move in a desired general direction, e. g. towards guns or traps or past census points. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Importance | Adverb: materially; Adjective: in the main; above all, gr/kat' exochin/gr, par excellence, to crown all, to beat all. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: TO BEAT |
| English words defined with "TO BEAT": All hollow ♦ Battering-ram, beat, beat up, Belace, Belam, Bepommel, Bethump, Blunge ♦ Dry-beat ♦ Feague, Feaze, Feeze, Firk ♦ Gold beater ♦ Laveer ♦ Malleate ♦ Nubble ♦ Pheese, Pulverate ♦ Ribroast ♦ Scutch, Stram, Suggillate, Swingle ♦ Tew, Tewtaw, Threap, To beat a parley, To beat to a mummy, To beat up, To pay on, To-beat, Transverberate ♦ Verberate ♦ Wap, Welk, Winnew. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "TO BEAT": boot party ♦ Cudgel One's Brains ♦ Deep Blue, DEUCE, DRUM, DRUMMER, Dying Sayings ♦ Gang-day ♦ HYPOCRITE ♦ pad maker ♦ Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal, redress ♦ STUFFING-MACHINE OPERATOR ♦ TO BANG, TO BASTE, TO DRUB, To HAZEL GILD, TO HOOP, TO PAD THE HOOF, To SWADDLE, TO SWINGE. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "TO BEAT": Waped. (references) |
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Screenplays | Tell me, would you be likely to sue me if I was to beat you right now (The Sweet Hereafter; writing credit: Atom Egoyan) They took turns beating him Until there was nothing left they cared to beat. (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson) Dad used to beat him up. (A Fish Called Wanda; writing credit: John Cleese; Charles Crichton) You want me to beat it out of her (Miss Congeniality; writing credit: Marc Lawrence; Katie Ford) My dad used to make us walk down to the park and collect the sticks he was going to beat us with (Good Will Hunting; writing credit: Matt Damon; Ben Affleck) | |
Lyrics | I'm a hard case that's tough to beat (Paradise City; performing artist: Guns N' Roses) The city's heart begins to beat (Human Nature; performing artist: Michael Jackson; writing credit: Steve Porcaro & John Bettis) He's still tryin' to beat the clock (YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS; performing artist: Tom Petty) | |
Clever | The best way to beat your enemy is to beat him at politeness. (references; author: unknown) If our gifts are not surrendered to God, we tend to beat people over the head with them. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | To Beat the Band (1935) Hard to Beat (1923) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | An iron curtain's tough to beat your head against!. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Uncle Sam trying to figure out how to beat an "atomic power" bomb into a plow. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | How to beat reveille ; Helpful hints no. 12. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The Marines are looking for a few good men -- to beat each other to death with pugil sticks. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Pick the Democrat to beat Nixon Feb. 13 at the State Delegate Convention. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Sheldon | Each day look back on your work of yesterday -- Then try to beat it. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Her husband used to beat her. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He began to beat the frayed end of his ashplant against the base of a pillar |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | A beat occurs early in the atria, causing the heart to beat before the next regular heartbeat. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Cote d'Ivoire | Security forces continued to beat and harass journalists regularly. (references) |
Vietnam | Police intervened, and several witnesses state that police used batons to beat many persons, all of them from the group that does not have government approval. (references) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | Although the arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment of journalists decreased significantly during the year, members of the security forces continued to beat and harass journalists during year. (references) | |
Human Rights | Nicaragua | Espinoza then began to beat Artola with the back of his pistol and shot him. (references) |
Zimbabwe | On October 15, two army soldiers used batons to beat to death a man in a Guruve police station. (references) | |
Nicaragua | The law makes the use of torture a punishable crime; however, police continued to beat and otherwise abuse detainees. (references) | |
Minorities | Hungary | After several failed attempts to register a complaint with the police, one of the Rom took a hidden camera to the police station and recorded the police officer threatening to beat him and stating that it was unfortunate he had not been killed during the incident. (references) |
Political Economy | Nicaragua | Police continued to beat and otherwise abuse detainees. (references) |
Romania | Police officers continued to beat detainees and reportedly used excessive force and harassed Roma. (references) | |
Women | Mozambique | Many women believe that their spouses have the right to beat them, and cultural pressures discourage women from taking legal action against abusive spouses. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | REDRESS, n. Reparation without satisfaction. Among the Anglo-Saxon a subject conceiving himself wronged by the king was permitted, on proving his injury, to beat a brazen image of the royal offender with a switch that was afterward applied to his own naked back. The latter rite was performed by the public hangman, and it assured moderation in the plaintiff's choice of a switch. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dominick Dunne | Well, I mean shocked with delight, I have to tell you, because I mean, you know, I always think that the defendant who gets the million dollar lawyer is going to beat the local, overworked, underpaid prosecutor, but it didn't work out that way this time. |
Rush Limbaugh | We're endowed by our Creator with a natural yearning for freedom that liberals try to beat out of us. |
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Expressions using "TO BEAT": To beat a parley ♦ To beat about ♦ To beat about the bush ♦ to beat all ♦ To beat down ♦ To beat into ♦ To beat off ♦ To beat out ♦ To beat out of ♦ to beat the band ♦ To beat the dust ♦ To beat the hoof ♦ to beat the rap ♦ to beat the record ♦ To beat the wing ♦ To beat time ♦ To beat to a mummy ♦ to beat up ♦ To beat up and down ♦ To beat up for recruits. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "TO BEAT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | " (convex, drum, to rouse), 跳動 (to pulse), 跳 (hop, jump, skip, to bounce, to leap), 贏 (to profit, to win), "敗 (to be defeated, to defeat, to overpower, to suffer a defeat), 拷" (to flog), 拷 (to examine by torture, to flog), 拍 (to clap, to hit, to pat, to slap, to take), 忍 (to endure, to tolerate). (various references) | |
Danish | drive (slab, to drive), drev (actuator, drive, pinion, to drive, toothed pinion). (various references) | |
Dutch | opkruisen (to beat up to windward), laveren (beat, to tack), drijven (drift, float, shoo, swim). (various references) | |
Finnish | ajaa (carry, convey, drive, go, hunt, ride, take, travel). (various references) | |
French | tirer des bords, rabattre (to drive). (various references) | |
German | treiben (battue, be adrift, be up to, beat, bring, carry on, chase, commit, create, do, drift, drive, drive on, enchase, float, force, hustle and bustle, impel, jack up, leaven, make, make rise, move, propel, pursue, push, push out, put forth, put out, rush, shoo, sprout, swirling, throw out, thrust, to enchase, urge, work, wreak), kreuzen (cross, cruise, hybridize, interbreed, tack, to cross, to cruise, to hybridize, to interbreed, to traverse, traverse). (various references) | |
Greek | Κατευθύνω (to drive). (various references) | |
Hungarian | ver (beat, beaten, hit, mint, pulsate, strike, that licks creation, that licks everything, to bang, to braid, to flutter, to lash, to lay it on the lash, to mall, to mill, to pound, to pulsate, to throb, to thump, to whip), söpör (beat, beaten, scavenge, sweep, to tool along, to tool down), porrá tör (beat, pulverize, to atomize, to pulverize), megüt (bash, beat, hit, rap, slap, slosh, to bop, to clout, to hit, to rap, to slap, to spike, to wham), kopogtat (beat, beaten, knock at, to rap), dobog (beat, beaten, palpitate, pitter patter, pound, throb, to flutter, to palpitate, to pulsate, to stomp, to throb). (various references) | |
Italian | bolinare, battere la selvaggina (to drive), andare di bolina. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 薙ぎ'す (to mow down), 鳴らす (to chime, to ring, to snort, to sound), 遣っつける (to attack, to do away with, to finish off), 遣っ付ける (to attack, to do away with, to finish off), 泡立てる (to whip), "っ飛ばす (to drive at full speed, to knock, to let go off, to not partake, to strike), "ち出す (to begin, to close, to end, to hammer out, to set out, to work out), 殴りつける , 殴り付ける , 'す (to blow down, to bring down, to cheat, to defeat, to fell, to kill, to knock down, to leave unpaid, to overthrow, to ruin, to throw down, to trip up), 割り解す , 叩く (to clap, to dust, to strike), 参らせる (to bringto his knees, to come, to floor), やっ付ける (after a little while, complex, complicated, dangerous, indiscriminately, presently, puzzling, skips-most-stations Touhoku-line shinkansen, tangled), 一本取る (to gain a point, to upset). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たたく (to clap, to dust, to strike), たおす (to blow down, to bring down, to cheat, to defeat, to fell, to kill, to knock down, to leave unpaid, to overthrow, to ruin, to throw down, to trip up), なぎたおす (to mow down), なぐりつける, ならす (to accustom, to chime, to domesticate, to make even, to make level, to make smooth, to ring, to snort, to sound, to tame), まいらせる (to bringto his knees, to come, to floor), うち す (to begin, to close, to end, to hammer out, to set out, to work out), ぶっとばす (to drive at full speed, to knock, to let go off, to not partake, to strike), いっぽ"とる (to gain a point, to upset), わりほぐす, あわ てる (to whip), やっつける (to attack, to do away with, to finish off), はたく (to clap, to dust, to strike). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | otay eatbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | batida (battue, beat, bob, churn, hit, investigation, knock, rap, research, slam, slap, strike). (various references) | |
Spanish | ojeo (to drive), ceñir (belt, bind, encircle, gird, girdle, ribbon, twine), barloventear (beat about). (various references) | |
Turkish | bardaktan boşanırcasına (to beat the band), şakır şakır (to beat the band). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | battuere, battuo, pulsare, pultare. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | battre. (various references) |
| Middle Dutch | 1100-1500 | blouwen. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 24, Verse 49 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai arxhtai tuptein touV sundoulouV esqiein de kai pinein meta twn mequontwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et coeperit percutere conservos suos manducet autem et bibat cum ebriis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | & aginð beaten his efen-þeowas. & ett & drincð mid druncenan. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And bigynneth to smyte hise euen seruauntis, and ete, and drynke with drunken men; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And beginne to smyte his felowes ye and to eate and to drinke with the dronke: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine; |
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| Language | Matthew Chapter 24, Verse 49 |
| Cebuano | ug unya mosugod siya sa pagpamospos sa iyang mga masigkaulipon, ug magakaon ug maga-inom kauban sa mga palahubog, |
| Chinese | 就 動 手 " 他 的 同 伴 、 又 ' ' 醉 的 人 一 同 喫 喝 ． |
| Croatian | pa stane tuæi sudrugove, jesti i piti s pijanicama, |
| Danish | og så begynder at slå sine Medtjenere og spiser og drikker med Drankerne, |
| Dutch | En zou beginnen zijn mededienstknechten te slaan, en te eten en te drinken met de dronkaards; |
| Finnish | ja rupeaa lyömään kanssapalvelijoitaan ja syö ja juo juopuneiden kanssa, |
| French | s`il se met battre ses compagnons, s`il mange et boit avec les ivrognes, |
| German | und fängt an zu schlagen seine Mitknechte, ißt und trinkt mit den Trunkenen: |
| Haitian Creole | L'ap tonbe bat kanmarad li yo, l'ap rete ap plede manje, ap plede bwè ak tafyatè. |
| Hungarian | És az õ szolgatársait verni kezdené, a részegesekkel pedig enni és inni kezdene: |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | 'Tuan saya masih lama baru kembali,' lalu ia mulai memukul pelayan-pelayan yang lain, dan makan minum dengan orang-orang pemabuk. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | lalu dimulainya memukul teman-temannya, serta makan minum dengan orang pemabuk, |
| Italian | e cominciasse a percuotere i suoi compagni e a bere e a mangiare con gli ubriaconi, |
| Latvian | Un iesâks sist savus lîdzdarbiniekus, un çdîs, un dzers ar plîtniekiem, |
| Manx Gaelic | As toshiaght y yannoo dy woalley e heshaghyn-sharvaant, as dy ee as dy iu marish ny meshtallee. |
| Maori | A ka anga ka patu i ona hoa pononga, ka kai, ka inu tahi me te hunga haurangi; |
| Norwegian | og så gir sig til å slå sine medtjenere og eter og drikker med drankerne, |
| Portuguese | e começar a espancar os seus conservos, e a comer e beber com os ébrios, |
| Rumanian | Dacq va kncepe sq batq pe tovarqwii lui de slujbq, wi sq mqnknce wi sq bea cu beyivii, |
| Russian | Й ОБЮОЕФ 'ЙФШ ФПЧБТЙЭЕК УЧПЙИ Й ЕУФШ Й ЙФШ У ШСОЙ"БНЙ, -- |
| Shuar | Antsu uuntur wau Táchattawai tusa takamtikin ni uuntri Yáintrin yajauch awajeak tura takatsuk aya Yurumátniun tura nampektinian wararkunka nu takamtikin yajauchiiti. |
| Spanish | y si comienza a golpear a sus consiervos, y si come y bebe con los borrachos, |
| Swahili | kisha akaanza kuwapiga watumishi wenzake, akaanza kula na kunywa pamoja na walevi, |
| Swedish | och han begynner slå sina medtjänare och äter och dricker med dem som äro druckna, |
| Uma | Ngkai ree, natepu'u-mi mpoweba' hingka batua-na, pai' -i ntora ngkoni' pai' nginu hante tauna topalangu-langu. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-o-t-t" | |
-1 letter: betta. | |
-2 letters: abet, bate, batt, beat, beta, boat, bota, bott, tate, teat, toea, tote. | |
-3 letters: abo, ate, att, bat, bet, boa, bot, eat, eta, oat, obe, tab, tae, tao, tat, tea, tet, toe, tot. | |
-4 letters: ab, ae, at, ba, be, bo, et, oe, ta, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-o-t-t" | |
+1 letter: abettor, taboret, totable. | |
+2 letters: abettors, betatron, obturate, outbleat, tabletop, taborets, tabouret. | |
+3 letters: betatrons, betrothal, cobaltite, combatted, obstinate, obturated, obturates, outbleats, outdebate, rotatable, spottable, steamboat, stoneboat, stylobate, tabletops, tabourets, trilobate, yottabyte. | |
+4 letters: absolutest, abstention, bayonetted, betrothals, catabolite, chatterbox, cobaltites, ethambutol, exorbitant, heartthrob, hebetation, metabolite, obliterate, obtainment, osteoblast, outbleated, outboasted, outdebated, outdebates, picketboat, postdebate, steamboats, stoneboats, stylobates, subtotaled, tablecloth, thereabout, trabeation, yottabytes. | |
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