definition of
beat

[1] #1 beat v. [beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish] come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game". wn

[2] #2 beat v. [beat up, work over] give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students". wn

[3] #3 beat v. hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe". wn

[4] #4 beat v. [pound, thump] move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast". wn

[5] #5 beat v. shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares". wn