To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum
A transient grace note, struck immediately before the one it is intended to ornament
If you beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them. In yesterday's games, Switzerland beat the United States two-one She was easily beaten into third place
In music, a beat is a unit of measurement. The number of beats in a bar of a piece of music is indicated by two numbers at the beginning of the piece. It's got four beats to a bar. see also upbeat, downbeat
An attempt to knock the opponent's blade aside or out of line by using one's foible or middle against the opponent's foible
In newspapering, the primary focus of a reporters stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business, etc.)