See: Extrasystole.

The beat or pulse in a piece of music is the regular rhythmic pattern of the music. Each bar should start with a strong beat and each bar should end with a weak beat. These may be known as the down-beat (strong, at the beginning of a bar) and the up-beat (weak, at the end of a bar). Up and down describe the gestures of a conductor, whose preparator [..]

1 [transitive] to defeat someone in a game, competition, election, or battleEngland needed to beat Germany to get to the final.In 2000, George W Bush narrowly beat Al Gore in the election.Synonyms and [..]

A steady and continuous pulse in the music, within which the rhythms are formed.

"defeated, overcome by effort," c. 1400, from past tense of beat (v.). Meaning "tired, exhausted," is by 1905, American English.

c. 1300, "a beating, whipping; the beating of a drum," from beat (v.). As "throb of the heart" from 1755. Meaning "regular route travelled by someone" is attested from 17 [..]

Old English beatan "inflict blows on, thrash" (class VII strong verb; past tense beot, past participle beaten), from Proto-Germanic *bautan (source also of Old Norse bauta, Old High German b [..]

To thoroughly combine ingredients and incorporate air with a rapid, circular motion. This may be done with a wooden spoon, wire whisk, rotary eggbeater, electric mixer, or food processor.

The unit of musical rhythm.

To mix rapidly in order to make a mixture smooth and light by incorporating as much air as possible.

phenomenon that results from the superposition of two or more waves of the same kind but of different frequencies.

A heavy stress or accent in a line of poetry. The number of beats or stresses in a line usually determines the meter of the line. See meter.

A heard or felt pulse of a piece of music.

Stir (cooking ingredients) vigorously to make a smooth or frothy mixture.

To abuse equipment as in, "That bike was beat."

a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" all in(p): very tired; "was all in at the [..]

to hit over and over again; to keep regular time in music. The same word also means to do better than another person or team in a game or a race

Apart from its use as a term in rhythm, Beat describes a (mostly American) literary and cultural movement that began in the late 1940s (Jack Kerouac coined the term in 1948) and continued into the 196 [..]

  to flutter; to think deeply or ponder.

refers to an actor's term for how long to wait before doing an action; a beat is usually about one second.  

Unit of time measure in music. Time signature varies the number of beats in a bar.

The area of land that a census taker covers.

To abuse equipment as in, "That bike was beat."

To incorporate air into a mixture with a spoon, fork or whisk.

The effect that occurs in music when one note or syllable is stressed or emphasized more than others.

It bodes no good to dream of being beaten by an angry person; family jars and discord are signified. To beat a child, ungenerous advantage is taken by you of another; perhaps the tendency will be to cruelly treat a child.   

A periodic variation of amplitude resulting from the addition of two slightly different frequencies. (Sound)

To blend a mixture of food quickly with the goal of making it smooth and adding as much air as possible.

The rhythmic or musical quality of a poem. In metrical verse, this is determined by the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. However, free verse often features a beat e.g. the w [..]

See IN-BEAT.

The area or subject that a reporter regularly covers.

(US) A specialist area of journalism that a reporter regularly covers, such as police or health. See also round.

The area or subject that a reporter regularly covers.

Area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage. Also, an

The area or subject that a reporter regularly covers.

The interference effect resulting from the superposition of two waves of slightly different frequencies propagating in the same direction. The amplitude of the resultant wave varies with time.

Rhythmic increases and decreases of volume from constructive and destructive interference between two sound waves of slightly different frequencies

A pulsation or throb. A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece. A rhythm. A pause with the camera focused [..]

A reporter's assigned area of responsibility. A beat may be an institution, such as the courthouse; a

To cover a particular genre of journalism. (i.e.- Music Journalism or Sports Journalism)

To stir rapidly in a circular motion. Generally, 100 strokes by hand equals about 1 minute by electric mixer. This is used when making Jamaican food recipes, such as the Jamaican omelet recipe. T

To stir rapidly to make a mixture smooth, using a whisk, spoon, or mixer.

To make a mixture smooth by briskly whipping or stirring it with a spoon, fork, wire whisk, rotary beater, or electric mixer.

To apply fast, constant motions using a wire whisk or fork.

To mix ingredients quickly so that air is incorporated, creating a smooth creamy mixture.

To rapidly stir food in a circular motion using a spoon or fork, rotary egg beater or electric mixer. (one minute in an electric mixer equals about 100 strokes with a spoon or fork)

To mix thoroughly with a spoon, whisk or beaters until well-combined and very smooth.

To stir vigorously in a circular motion.

To blend a mixture of food quickly with the goal of making it smooth and adding as much air as possible.

(n) a regular route for a sentry or policeman(n) the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart(n) the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music(n) a single pulsation [..]

A track, line, or appointed range. A walk often trodden or beaten by the feet, as a policeman’s boat. The word means a beaten path.

To strike. (Anglo-Saxon, beatan.)

To overcome or get the better of. This does not mean to strike, which is the Anglo-Saxon beátan, but to better, to be better, from the Anglo-Saxon verb bétan.

To abuse equipment as in, "That bike was beat."

the unit of time in metric music. In time signatures, the upper numeral indicates the number of beats per measure.

the regular repeated pulsation in music.

Unit of a musical line.

 – (1) the pronounced rhythm of music; (2) one single stroke of a rhythmicaccent

if you nod your head to music you are nodding to the beat, if you count 4 nods at a time you are counting 4 beats to a “bar”. The beat is also called the “pulse”

basic time unit of music.

the main measurement used in music. The pulse of music is made up on beats, and each “pulse” is a beat.

Basic unit of musical rhythm, a single stroke of a rhythmic accent

1) The regular pulse of music which may be dictated by a conductor, a metronome, or by the accents in music.  2) A throbbing that is heard when two tones are slightly out of tune.

The underlying pulse of music.

Most music is kept going by a basic pulse which is called the beat. It keeps going under the music like a heartbeat or the ticking of a clock.

A sub division of time usually felt as the pulse within a piece of music.

A metrical pulse. The marking of such a pulse by movements of the hand in conducting. For the grouping of beats in recurring patterns of strong and weak beats, see meter. [compare with rhythm: The sub [..]

regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time.

A parenthetically noted pause interrupting dialogue, denoted by (beat), for the purpose of indicating a significant shift in the direction of a scene, much in the way that a hinge connects a series of [..]

In a screenplay, this term is used to indicate a pause in a character's speech or action. Also refers to actions or incidents within scenes.

a unit of action within a scene or act that marks subtle shifts in the direction or control of the plot action.

A group of Cardiac Arrhythmias in which the cardiac contractions are not initiated at the Sinoatrial Node. They include both atrial and ventricular premature beats, and are also known as extra or ecto [..]

Sailing close hauled; as in: A beat to weather (the wind). below. Underneath the deck; as in: I'm going below to fix drinks. berth. 1, Where people sleep on a boat; as in: I'm going to my be [..]

sail as close into the wind as possible bv continually tacking

1. to sail upwind in a sailboat by sailing alternate legs with the wind first on one side of the bow, then on the other.   2. to sail close hauled.

(verb) To mix thoroughly with a spoon, whisk, or beaters until smooth and well combined.

To beat to windward is to make way against the wind by a zigzag course, and frequent tacking. (See "Plying," "Thrashing," and "Turning to Windward.")

To smooth a mixture by briskly whipping or stirring it up with a spoon, fork, wire whisk, rotary beater or electric mixer.

To plunge fruits or vegetables briefly in boiling water to lock in colour and flavour. They are then refreshed in very cold or ice water to stop it cooking further.

to make a mixture smooth and introduce air by brisk regular motion that lifts mixture over and over. To mix vigorously with a brisk motion with spoon, fork, egg beater, or electric mixer.

To beat is to combine a mixture using a spoon, fork, or kitchen utensil called a whisk, or by using an electric mixer. The important thing to remember is to mix all the ingredients until the mixture l [..]

to make a mixture smooth and introduce air by brisk regular motion that lifts mixture over and over. To mix vigorously with a brisk motion with spoon, fork, egg beater, or electric mixer.

To smoothen a mixture by briskly whipping or stirring it with a spoon, fork, wire whisk, rotary beater, or electric mixer.

To agitate an ingredient or mixture, using a wooden spoon, fork or whisk, to incorporate air and to make it smooth.

Eggs are the usual recipients of this technique. Hold the bowl to your chest with one hand and then beat the eggs firmly with a fork or whisk, with the other hand.

Beat: To mix by stirring rapidly and vigorously in a circular motion.

to flutter as a falcon, to meditate, consider earnestly

The geographical territory to which a patrol officer is assigned.                Last Updated:  7/8/2015   

Beat is a term that applies to the timeline in Editor mode. The beat is a period of time that songs can be divided into based off of their #BPM. Correctly timed #Beatmap will have each beat correspond to the song's rhythm. A whole beat should fall between two white lines on the timeline. Depending on the position of your Snap Divisor, other li [..]

set; defeat (a contract)

Making a smooth mixture by whipping or stirring with a wire whisk, spoon, beater or electric mixer.

the interference of waves of slightly different frequencies traveling in the same direction

exhausted

To abuse equipment as in, "That bike was beat."

1) The steady even pulse in music. 2) The action of two sounds or audio signals mixing together and causing regular rises &.falls in volume.

Beat or beats may refer to:

In music and music theory, the beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse (regularly repeating event), of the mensural level (or beat level). The beat is often defined as the rhythm listeners would tap [..]

Beat is the ninth studio album by the British rock band King Crimson, released in 1982 by record label E.G. It is the first King Crimson studio album to feature a band line-up identical to that of the [..]

Beat is the UK's leading charity supporting those affected by eating disorders and campaigning on their behalf. Founded in 1989 as the Eating Disorders Association, it celebrated its 25th anniversary [..]

In acoustics, a beat is an interference pattern between two sounds of slightly different frequencies, perceived as a periodic variation in volume whose rate is the difference of the two frequencies. W [..]

In acoustics, a beat is an interference pattern between two sounds of slightly different frequencies, perceived as a periodic variation in volume whose rate is the difference of the two frequencies. W [..]

BEAT is a citrus-flavored soft drink by The Coca-Cola Company released in Mexico in 2002. It was a Mexican version of citrus soft drinks like Mello Yello or Surge and a response to the release in Mexi [..]

Beat (pronounced "Bey-ah-t") is a German male given name, derived from the Latin name Beatus, which means "blessed". The name is common in German-speaking Switzerland because of St Beatus of Lungern, [..]

A beat is the timing and movement of a film or play. In the context of a screenplay, it usually represents a pause in dialogue. In the context of the timing of a film, a beat refers to an event, decis [..]

Beat were a Finnish band who represented their country in Eurovision Song Contest 1990. The group performed the song Fri? (Free?) in Swedish and finished 21st out of 22 countries, scoring 8 points. T [..]

Beat is a 2000 American drama film written and directed by Gary Walkow, concerning the period of writer William S. Burroughs's life that he spent with his wife, Joan Vollmer, leading up to her acciden [..]

"Beat" is the fourth single from Japanese pop singer Kaela Kimura. It was released as the second single from her album, Circle, on October 5, 2005. It peaked at #7 on the Oricon charts.

Beat is a 1998 Japanese film. Directed by Amon Miyamoto, the film's narrative is set in Okinawa in the 1960s, during the military occupation by the American government. The plot was inspired by Namin [..]

Beat is a 1998 Japanese film. Directed by Amon Miyamoto, the film's narrative is set in Okinawa in the 1960s, during the military occupation by the American government. The plot was inspired by Namin [..]

In police terminology, a beat is the territory and time that a police officer patrols. Beat policing is based on traditional policing (late 19th century) and utilises the close relationship with the c [..]

Beat (Hangul: 비트; RR: Biteu) is 1997 South Korean gangster film directed by Kim Sung-su and written by Sam Shin about a high school dropout who is forced into gang life. Jung Woo-sung played the lead [..]

Beat is the second studio album by American band Bowery Electric. It was released on November 12, 1996 by Kranky.

Swiss German form of Beatus.

Sharp tap on the opponent’s blade to initiate an attack or provoke a reaction.