Definition: 1. To defeat somebody. 2. Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict. 3. To hit something or somebody many times, usually very hard. 4. Make a rhythmic sound. 5. To make a path.
Use 'beat' in a sentence:
1. I beat down the price to $6 000.
2. There are men who simply don't like being beaten by a woman.
3. The piece has four beats to the bar.
4. They beat the Giants by a score of 7 to 3.
5. This is private land, so beat it!
6. My wife tried to stop them and they beat her.
7. She beat me to the top of the hill.
8. At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences.
9. You can't beat Italian shoes.
10. At that time, children were often beaten for quite minor offences.
11. He could hear the beating of his own heart.
12. A young man was found beaten to death last night.
13. What beats me is how it was done so quickly.
14. We were up and off early to beat the heat.
15. As a place to live, Oxford takes some beating.
16. My heart started to beat more quickly.
17. She has beaten her opponent in all of their previous encounters.
18. Beating the world champions is certainly a big ask for the team.
19. He and the other goon began to beat me up.
20. He beat the rugs and polished the silver.
21. He beat on the door with the flat of his hand.
22. His heart missed a beat when he saw her.
23. Add the eggs to the mixture and beat well.
24. They beat him within an inch of his life.
25. In yesterday's games, Switzerland beat the United States two to one.
26. Beat it before it's too late.
27. That's three times she's beaten me ─ I must be slipping!
28. He could hear the beat of his heart.
29. He beat Thomas Muster of Austria three sets to love.
30. In yesterday's games, Switzerland beat the United States two-one.
31. Her heart beat faster.
32. Her brother beat her out of $200.
33. The patient's heart stopped beating for a few seconds.
34. The sun beat down on his bald pate.
35. Can you beat it.
36. Sam boasted that she could beat anyone at poker.
37. The conductor beat time with a baton.
38. Beating their wings they flew off.
39. She tapped out the beat on the table.
40. Beat it until the dough is slightly elastic.
41. The team put up a good fight but were finally beaten.
42. Look, there's no need to beat yourself up over this.
43. How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me.
44. An elderly man was found beaten to death.
45. He was as eager as his Captain to beat the record.
46. It became clear that the Union was not going to beat the government.
47. Mitchell beat Lewis by three-hundredths of a second.
48. She beat off a challenge to her leadership.
49. She beat time with her fingers.
50. This type of music has a strong beat to it.
51. Then they actually beat her up as well.
52. She beat the other runners by a margin of ten seconds.
53. Australia made hard work of beating them.
54. Bind the mixture together with a little beaten egg.
55. Their recent wins have proved they're still the ones to beat.
56. She's alive ─ her heart is still beating.
57. You can't beat the system.
58. Its wings beat slowly.
59. More police officers out on the beat may help to cut crime.
60. Hailstones beat against the window.
61. Stop beating about the bush and tell me what you want.
