verb

 

defeat to defeat someone in a competition

Our team beat Germany 3-1.

 

hit to hit a person or animal hard many times

She beat the dog with a stick.

 

sound to hit against something hard, making a continuous or regular sound

soldiers beating drums

 

get rid of to get rid of something bad

measures to beat crime

 

heart When your heart beats, it makes regular movements and sounds.

By the time the doctor arrived, his heart had stopped beating.

 

be better to be better than something

Being at the youth club beats sitting at home.

 

food to mix food using hard, quick movements

Beat the egg whites until they are stiff.

 

noun

 

regular sound a regular sound that is made by your heart or by something hitting a surface

a heart beat

 

rhythm the main rhythm of a piece of music

loud music with a repetitive beat

 

area the area of a town or city that a police officer walks around regularly

Having more police officers on the beat (= walking around their beat) should help to reduce crime.