1. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.
Synonyms
- vanquish
- outdo
- whomp
- outflank
- surmount
- trounce
- cheat
- subdue
- spread-eagle
- mop up
- circumvent
- outperform
- outplay
- chouse
- defeat
- chicane
- screw
- mate
- whip
- outwit
- scoop
- beat out
- get the jump
- best
- have the best
- outfox
- surpass
- get the best
- outscore
- outgo
- win
- overcome
- bat
- get the better of
- shaft
- outsmart
- overreach
- get over
- rout
- eliminate
- pip
- checkmate
- exceed
- worst
- drub
- spreadeagle
- shell
- immobilise
- cream
- outfight
- outstrip
- jockey
- trump
- lick
- outpoint
- crush
- immobilize
- clobber
- outmatch
- walk over
- master
- thrash
- overwhelm
- overpower
- rack up
Antonyms
- untie
- unfasten
- dull
- fill
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Beat
- uncomplete
- noncompete
- indiscreet
- incomplete
- vanvliet
- vanfleet
- obsolete
- mistreat
- marquerite
- marguerite
- excrete
- discrete
- discreet
- concrete
- complete
- secrete
- retreat
- replete
- deplete
- conceit
- compete
- bufete
- bridgette
- backseat
- unseat
- streett
- street
- shumeet
- repeat
- receipt
Example sentences of the word beat
1. Verb, base form
If you can beat those assumptions by investing the money yourself, you could come out the winner.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Combine the butter and sugar and beat until light and fluffy with a hand or stand mixer.
3. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Few exercises beat the bicycle for strengthening and toning the abs.
Quotes containing the word beat
1. I write some country music. There's a song called 'I Hope You Dance.' Incredible. I was going to write that poem; somebody beat me to it.
- Maya Angelou
2. So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
3. Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.
- William J. H. Boetcker
2. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.
Synonyms
- beat up
- trounce
- strap
- rough up
- knock out
- pistol-whip
- baste
- belabor
- whip
- lambast
- soak
- lambaste
- knock cold
- work over
- belabour
- welt
- flog
- larrup
- spank
- thresh
- batter
- hit
- slash
- strong-arm
- cane
- lash
- kayo
- flail
- clobber
- thrash
- paddle
- lam
Antonyms
- leave
- abstain
- forceless
- unlash
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] hit repeatedly.
Synonyms
- paste
- strike
- deck
- whang
- knock down
- beetle
- hammer
- bastinado
- coldcock
- thrash
- dump
- full
- floor
Antonyms
- arrive
- orient
- disassemble
- please
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] move rhythmically.
Synonyms
- pulsate
- palpitate
- pulse
- pound
- thrash
- throb
- move
- flutter
- flap
Antonyms
- dissuade
- go
- repel
- sensitize
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] shape by beating.
Synonyms
- forge
- shape
- work
- mould
- hammer
- form
Antonyms
- lend oneself
- disarrange
- deglycerolize
- undeceive
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] make a rhythmic sound.
Synonyms
- go
- sound
- thrum
Antonyms
- be born
- add
- begin
- gladden
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. beat
noun. ['ˈbiːt'] the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music.
Synonyms
- musical rhythm
- rhythm
- musical time
- upbeat
- backbeat
- downbeat
- offbeat
Antonyms
- beginning
- victory
- unscrew
- disjoin
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] move with a thrashing motion.
Synonyms
- clap
- bate
- move
- flutter
- flap
Antonyms
- tightness
- immovability
- immovableness
- refrain
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] stir vigorously.
Synonyms
- whip
- agitate
- stir up
- vex
- commove
- scramble
- shake up
- raise up
- disturb
- whisk
Antonyms
- switch off
- detach
- dislodge
- travel
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. beat
verb. ['ˈbiːt'] strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music.
Antonyms
- switch on
Etymology
- beten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- beatan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))