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beat (v)
Definition: make a rhythmic sound
Example: Rain drummed against the windshield. The drums beat all night.
thrum (v)
drum (v)
beat (v)
Definition: make a rhythmic sound
Example: Rain drummed against the windshield. The drums beat all night.
English
thrum (v)
drum (v)
beat (v)
Definition: make a rhythmic sound
Example: Rain drummed against the windshield. The drums beat all night.
beat (v)
Definition: be a mystery or bewildering to
Example: This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. a vexing problem. This question really stuck me.
amaze (v)
baffle (v)
beat (v)
bewilder (v)
dumbfound (v)
flummox (v)
get (v)
gravel (v)
mystify (v)
nonplus (v)
perplex (v)
pose (v)
puzzle (v)
stick (v)
stupefy (v)
vex (v)
Definition: be a mystery or bewildering to
Example: This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. a vexing problem. This question really stuck me.
English
vex (v)
stupefy (v)
stick (v)
puzzle (v)
pose (v)
perplex (v)
nonplus (v)
mystify (v)
gravel (v)
get (v)
flummox (v)
dumbfound (v)
bewilder (v)
beat (v)
baffle (v)
amaze (v)
Definition: be a mystery or bewildering to
Example: This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. a vexing problem. This question really stuck me.
beat (v)
Definition: hit repeatedly
Example: beat on the door. beat the table with his shoe.
beat (v)
Definition: hit repeatedly
Example: beat on the door. beat the table with his shoe.
English
beat (v)
Definition: hit repeatedly
Example: beat on the door. beat the table with his shoe.
beat (v)
Definition: give a beating to
Example: Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night. The teacher used to beat the students.
beat (v)
beat up (v)
work over (v)
Definition: give a beating to
Example: Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night. The teacher used to beat the students.
English
work over (v)
beat up (v)
beat (v)
Definition: give a beating to
Example: Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night. The teacher used to beat the students.
beat (v)
Definition: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Example: the city pulsated with music and excitement.
quiver (v)
pulsate (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Example: the city pulsated with music and excitement.
English
quiver (v)
pulsate (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Example: the city pulsated with music and excitement.
beat (v)
Definition: move with a flapping motion
Example: The bird's wings were flapping.
beat (v)
flap (v)
Definition: move with a flapping motion
Example: The bird's wings were flapping.
English
flap (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move with a flapping motion
Example: The bird's wings were flapping.
beat (n)
Definition: a regular route for a sentry or policeman
Example: in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name.
round (n)
beat (n)
Definition: a regular route for a sentry or policeman
Example: in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name.
English
round (n)
beat (n)
Definition: a regular route for a sentry or policeman
Example: in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name.
beat (v)
Definition: give a beating to
Example: Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night. The teacher used to beat the students.
beat (v)
beat up (v)
work over (v)
Definition: give a beating to
Example: Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night. The teacher used to beat the students.
English
work over (v)
beat up (v)
beat (v)
Definition: give a beating to
Example: Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night. The teacher used to beat the students.
beat (v)
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Example: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship. We beat the competition. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game.
beat (v)
beat out (v)
crush (v)
shell (v)
trounce (v)
vanquish (v)
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Example: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship. We beat the competition. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game.
English
beat (v)
beat out (v)
crush (v)
shell (v)
trounce (v)
vanquish (v)
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Example: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship. We beat the competition. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game.
beat (v)
Definition: be superior
Example: Reading beats watching television. This sure beats work!.
beat (v)
Definition: be superior
Example: Reading beats watching television. This sure beats work!.
English
beat (v)
Definition: be superior
Example: Reading beats watching television. This sure beats work!.
beat (n)
Definition: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
beat (n)
cadence (n)
measure (n)
meter (n)
metre (n)
Definition: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
English
metre (n)
meter (n)
measure (n)
cadence (n)
beat (n)
Definition: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
beat (v)
Definition: be superior
Example: Reading beats watching television. This sure beats work!.
beat (v)
Definition: be superior
Example: Reading beats watching television. This sure beats work!.
English
beat (v)
Definition: be superior
Example: Reading beats watching television. This sure beats work!.
beat (n)
Definition: a member of the beat generation
beatnik (n)
beat (n)
Definition: a member of the beat generation
English
beatnik (n)
beat (n)
Definition: a member of the beat generation
beat (n)
Definition: the act of beating to windward
beat (n)
Definition: the act of beating to windward
English
beat (n)
Definition: the act of beating to windward
beat (v)
Definition: move rhythmically
Example: Her heart was beating fast.
thump (v)
pound (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move rhythmically
Example: Her heart was beating fast.
English
thump (v)
pound (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move rhythmically
Example: Her heart was beating fast.
beat (v)
Definition: strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
Example: beat one's breast. beat one's foot rhythmically.
beat (v)
Definition: strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
Example: beat one's breast. beat one's foot rhythmically.
English
beat (v)
Definition: strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
Example: beat one's breast. beat one's foot rhythmically.
beat (v)
Definition: stir vigorously
Example: beat the egg whites. beat the cream.
beat (v)
scramble (v)
Definition: stir vigorously
Example: beat the egg whites. beat the cream.
English
scramble (v)
beat (v)
Definition: stir vigorously
Example: beat the egg whites. beat the cream.
beat (v)
Definition: make a sound like a clock or a timer
Example: the clocks were ticking. the grandfather clock beat midnight.
ticktock (v)
ticktack (v)
tick (v)
beat (v)
Definition: make a sound like a clock or a timer
Example: the clocks were ticking. the grandfather clock beat midnight.
English
ticktock (v)
ticktack (v)
tick (v)
beat (v)
Definition: make a sound like a clock or a timer
Example: the clocks were ticking. the grandfather clock beat midnight.
beat (v)
Definition: shape by beating
Example: beat swords into ploughshares.
beat (v)
Definition: shape by beating
Example: beat swords into ploughshares.
English
beat (v)
Definition: shape by beating
Example: beat swords into ploughshares.
beat (n)
Definition: the act of beating to windward
beat (n)
Definition: the act of beating to windward
English
beat (n)
Definition: the act of beating to windward
beat (n)
Definition: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Example: the piece has a fast rhythm. the conductor set the beat.
beat (n)
musical rhythm (n)
rhythm (n)
Definition: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Example: the piece has a fast rhythm. the conductor set the beat.
English
rhythm (n)
musical rhythm (n)
beat (n)
Definition: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Example: the piece has a fast rhythm. the conductor set the beat.
beat (n)
Definition: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
beat (n)
cadence (n)
measure (n)
meter (n)
metre (n)
Definition: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
English
metre (n)
meter (n)
measure (n)
cadence (n)
beat (n)
Definition: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
beat (v)
Definition: make by pounding or trampling
Example: beat a path through the forest.
beat (v)
Definition: make by pounding or trampling
Example: beat a path through the forest.
English
beat (v)
Definition: make by pounding or trampling
Example: beat a path through the forest.
beat (n)
Definition: the sound of stroke or blow
Example: he heard the beat of a drum.
beat (n)
Definition: the sound of stroke or blow
Example: he heard the beat of a drum.
English
beat (n)
Definition: the sound of stroke or blow
Example: he heard the beat of a drum.
beat (v)
Definition: shape by beating
Example: beat swords into ploughshares.
beat (v)
Definition: shape by beating
Example: beat swords into ploughshares.
English
beat (v)
Definition: shape by beating
Example: beat swords into ploughshares.
beat (v)
Definition: strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
Example: beat one's breast. beat one's foot rhythmically.
beat (v)
Definition: strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
Example: beat one's breast. beat one's foot rhythmically.
English
beat (v)
Definition: strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
Example: beat one's breast. beat one's foot rhythmically.
beat (v)
Definition: make a sound like a clock or a timer
Example: the clocks were ticking. the grandfather clock beat midnight.
ticktock (v)
ticktack (v)
tick (v)
beat (v)
Definition: make a sound like a clock or a timer
Example: the clocks were ticking. the grandfather clock beat midnight.
English
ticktock (v)
ticktack (v)
tick (v)
beat (v)
Definition: make a sound like a clock or a timer
Example: the clocks were ticking. the grandfather clock beat midnight.
beat (v)
Definition: move with a thrashing motion
Example: The bird flapped its wings. The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky.
flap (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move with a thrashing motion
Example: The bird flapped its wings. The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky.
English
flap (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move with a thrashing motion
Example: The bird flapped its wings. The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky.
beat (v)
Definition: wear out completely
Example: This kind of work exhausts me. I'm beat. He was all washed up after the exam.
wash up (v)
tucker out (v)
tucker (v)
exhaust (v)
beat (v)
Definition: wear out completely
Example: This kind of work exhausts me. I'm beat. He was all washed up after the exam.
English
wash up (v)
tucker out (v)
tucker (v)
exhaust (v)
beat (v)
Definition: wear out completely
Example: This kind of work exhausts me. I'm beat. He was all washed up after the exam.
beat (n)
Definition: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Example: he could feel the beat of her heart.
beat (n)
heartbeat (n)
pulsation (n)
pulse (n)
Definition: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Example: he could feel the beat of her heart.
English
pulse (n)
pulsation (n)
heartbeat (n)
beat (n)
Definition: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Example: he could feel the beat of her heart.
beat (v)
Definition: produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
Example: beat the drum.
beat (v)
Definition: produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
Example: beat the drum.
English
beat (v)
Definition: produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
Example: beat the drum.
beat (n)
Definition: a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies
beat (n)
Definition: a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies
English
beat (n)
Definition: a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies
beat (v)
Definition: beat through cleverness and wit
Example: I beat the traffic. She outfoxed her competitors.
overreach (v)
outwit (v)
outsmart (v)
outfox (v)
circumvent (v)
beat (v)
Definition: beat through cleverness and wit
Example: I beat the traffic. She outfoxed her competitors.
English
overreach (v)
outwit (v)
outsmart (v)
outfox (v)
circumvent (v)
beat (v)
Definition: beat through cleverness and wit
Example: I beat the traffic. She outfoxed her competitors.
beat (v)
Definition: indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
Example: Beat the rhythm.
beat (v)
Definition: indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
Example: Beat the rhythm.
English
beat (v)
Definition: indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
Example: Beat the rhythm.
beat (a)
Definition: very tired
Example: was all in at the end of the day. so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere. bushed after all that exercise. I'm dead after that long trip.
dead (a)
bushed (a)
beat (a)
all in (a)
Definition: very tired
Example: was all in at the end of the day. so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere. bushed after all that exercise. I'm dead after that long trip.
English
dead (a)
bushed (a)
beat (a)
all in (a)
Definition: very tired
Example: was all in at the end of the day. so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere. bushed after all that exercise. I'm dead after that long trip.
beat (a)
Definition: very tired
Example: was all in at the end of the day. so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere. bushed after all that exercise. I'm dead after that long trip.
dead (a)
bushed (a)
beat (a)
all in (a)
Definition: very tired
Example: was all in at the end of the day. so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere. bushed after all that exercise. I'm dead after that long trip.
English
dead (a)
bushed (a)
beat (a)
all in (a)
Definition: very tired
Example: was all in at the end of the day. so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere. bushed after all that exercise. I'm dead after that long trip.
beat (n)
Definition: a stroke or blow
Example: the signal was two beats on the steam pipe.
beat (n)
Definition: a stroke or blow
Example: the signal was two beats on the steam pipe.
English
beat (n)
Definition: a stroke or blow
Example: the signal was two beats on the steam pipe.
beat (n)
Definition: a regular route for a sentry or policeman
Example: in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name.
round (n)
beat (n)
Definition: a regular route for a sentry or policeman
Example: in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name.
English
round (n)
beat (n)
Definition: a regular route for a sentry or policeman
Example: in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name.
beat (v)
Definition: glare or strike with great intensity
Example: The sun was beating down on us.
beat (v)
Definition: glare or strike with great intensity
Example: The sun was beating down on us.
English
beat (v)
Definition: glare or strike with great intensity
Example: The sun was beating down on us.
beat (v)
Definition: sail with much tacking or with difficulty
Example: The boat beat in the strong wind.
beat (v)
Definition: sail with much tacking or with difficulty
Example: The boat beat in the strong wind.
English
beat (v)
Definition: sail with much tacking or with difficulty
Example: The boat beat in the strong wind.
beat (v)
Definition: move with a flapping motion
Example: The bird's wings were flapping.
beat (v)
flap (v)
Definition: move with a flapping motion
Example: The bird's wings were flapping.
English
flap (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move with a flapping motion
Example: The bird's wings were flapping.
beat (v)
Definition: make by pounding or trampling
Example: beat a path through the forest.
beat (v)
Definition: make by pounding or trampling
Example: beat a path through the forest.
English
beat (v)
Definition: make by pounding or trampling
Example: beat a path through the forest.
beat (v)
Definition: wear out completely
Example: This kind of work exhausts me. I'm beat. He was all washed up after the exam.
wash up (v)
tucker out (v)
tucker (v)
exhaust (v)
beat (v)
Definition: wear out completely
Example: This kind of work exhausts me. I'm beat. He was all washed up after the exam.
English
wash up (v)
tucker out (v)
tucker (v)
exhaust (v)
beat (v)
Definition: wear out completely
Example: This kind of work exhausts me. I'm beat. He was all washed up after the exam.
beat (v)
Definition: strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
beat (v)
Definition: strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
English
beat (v)
Definition: strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
beat (n)
Definition: a regular rate of repetition
Example: the cox raised the beat.
beat (n)
Definition: a regular rate of repetition
Example: the cox raised the beat.
English
beat (n)
Definition: a regular rate of repetition
Example: the cox raised the beat.
beat (v)
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Example: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship. We beat the competition. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game.
beat (v)
beat out (v)
crush (v)
shell (v)
trounce (v)
vanquish (v)
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Example: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship. We beat the competition. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game.
English
beat (v)
beat out (v)
crush (v)
shell (v)
trounce (v)
vanquish (v)
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Example: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship. We beat the competition. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game.
beat (v)
Definition: strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
beat (v)
Definition: strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
English
beat (v)
Definition: strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
beat (v)
Definition: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Example: the city pulsated with music and excitement.
quiver (v)
pulsate (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Example: the city pulsated with music and excitement.
English
quiver (v)
pulsate (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
Example: the city pulsated with music and excitement.
beat (n)
Definition: the sound of stroke or blow
Example: he heard the beat of a drum.
beat (n)
Definition: the sound of stroke or blow
Example: he heard the beat of a drum.
English
beat (n)
Definition: the sound of stroke or blow
Example: he heard the beat of a drum.
beat (n)
Definition: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Example: the piece has a fast rhythm. the conductor set the beat.
beat (n)
musical rhythm (n)
rhythm (n)
Definition: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Example: the piece has a fast rhythm. the conductor set the beat.
English
rhythm (n)
musical rhythm (n)
beat (n)
Definition: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Example: the piece has a fast rhythm. the conductor set the beat.
beat (v)
Definition: move rhythmically
Example: Her heart was beating fast.
thump (v)
pound (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move rhythmically
Example: Her heart was beating fast.
English
thump (v)
pound (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move rhythmically
Example: Her heart was beating fast.
beat (v)
Definition: glare or strike with great intensity
Example: The sun was beating down on us.
beat (v)
Definition: glare or strike with great intensity
Example: The sun was beating down on us.
English
beat (v)
Definition: glare or strike with great intensity
Example: The sun was beating down on us.
beat (v)
Definition: produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
Example: beat the drum.
beat (v)
Definition: produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
Example: beat the drum.
English
beat (v)
Definition: produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
Example: beat the drum.
beat (n)
Definition: a regular rate of repetition
Example: the cox raised the beat.
beat (n)
Definition: a regular rate of repetition
Example: the cox raised the beat.
English
beat (n)
Definition: a regular rate of repetition
Example: the cox raised the beat.
beat (v)
Definition: avoid paying
Example: beat the subway fare.
bunk (v)
beat (v)
Definition: avoid paying
Example: beat the subway fare.
English
bunk (v)
beat (v)
Definition: avoid paying
Example: beat the subway fare.
beat (v)
Definition: avoid paying
Example: beat the subway fare.
bunk (v)
beat (v)
Definition: avoid paying
Example: beat the subway fare.
English
bunk (v)
beat (v)
Definition: avoid paying
Example: beat the subway fare.
beat (v)
Definition: move with a thrashing motion
Example: The bird flapped its wings. The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky.
flap (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move with a thrashing motion
Example: The bird flapped its wings. The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky.
English
flap (v)
beat (v)
Definition: move with a thrashing motion
Example: The bird flapped its wings. The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky.
beat (v)
Definition: indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
Example: Beat the rhythm.
beat (v)
Definition: indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
Example: Beat the rhythm.
English
beat (v)
Definition: indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
Example: Beat the rhythm.
beat (n)
Definition: a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies
beat (n)
Definition: a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies
English
beat (n)
Definition: a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies
beat (n)
Definition: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Example: he could feel the beat of her heart.
beat (n)
heartbeat (n)
pulsation (n)
pulse (n)
Definition: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Example: he could feel the beat of her heart.
English
pulse (n)
pulsation (n)
heartbeat (n)
beat (n)
Definition: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
Example: he could feel the beat of her heart.
beat (v)
Definition: make a rhythmic sound
Example: Rain drummed against the windshield. The drums beat all night.
thrum (v)
drum (v)
beat (v)
Definition: make a rhythmic sound
Example: Rain drummed against the windshield. The drums beat all night.
English
thrum (v)
drum (v)
beat (v)
Definition: make a rhythmic sound
Example: Rain drummed against the windshield. The drums beat all night.
beat (n)
Definition: a stroke or blow
Example: the signal was two beats on the steam pipe.
beat (n)
Definition: a stroke or blow
Example: the signal was two beats on the steam pipe.
English
beat (n)
Definition: a stroke or blow
Example: the signal was two beats on the steam pipe.
beat (v)
Definition: beat through cleverness and wit
Example: I beat the traffic. She outfoxed her competitors.
overreach (v)
outwit (v)
outsmart (v)
outfox (v)
circumvent (v)
beat (v)
Definition: beat through cleverness and wit
Example: I beat the traffic. She outfoxed her competitors.
English
overreach (v)
outwit (v)
outsmart (v)
outfox (v)
circumvent (v)
beat (v)
Definition: beat through cleverness and wit
Example: I beat the traffic. She outfoxed her competitors.
beat (v)
Definition: stir vigorously
Example: beat the egg whites. beat the cream.
beat (v)
scramble (v)
Definition: stir vigorously
Example: beat the egg whites. beat the cream.
English
scramble (v)
beat (v)
Definition: stir vigorously
Example: beat the egg whites. beat the cream.
beat (n)
Definition: a member of the beat generation
beatnik (n)
beat (n)
Definition: a member of the beat generation
English
beatnik (n)
beat (n)
Definition: a member of the beat generation
beat (v)
Definition: be a mystery or bewildering to
Example: This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. a vexing problem. This question really stuck me.
amaze (v)
baffle (v)
beat (v)
bewilder (v)
dumbfound (v)
flummox (v)
get (v)
gravel (v)
mystify (v)
nonplus (v)
perplex (v)
pose (v)
puzzle (v)
stick (v)
stupefy (v)
vex (v)
Definition: be a mystery or bewildering to
Example: This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. a vexing problem. This question really stuck me.
English
vex (v)
stupefy (v)
stick (v)
puzzle (v)
pose (v)
perplex (v)
nonplus (v)
mystify (v)
gravel (v)
get (v)
flummox (v)
dumbfound (v)
bewilder (v)
beat (v)
baffle (v)
amaze (v)
Definition: be a mystery or bewildering to
Example: This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. a vexing problem. This question really stuck me.
beat (v)
Definition: hit repeatedly
Example: beat on the door. beat the table with his shoe.
beat (v)
Definition: hit repeatedly
Example: beat on the door. beat the table with his shoe.
English
beat (v)
Definition: hit repeatedly
Example: beat on the door. beat the table with his shoe.
beat (v)
Definition: sail with much tacking or with difficulty
Example: The boat beat in the strong wind.
beat (v)
Definition: sail with much tacking or with difficulty
Example: The boat beat in the strong wind.
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beat (v)
Definition: sail with much tacking or with difficulty
Example: The boat beat in the strong wind.