beats

1. n. a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) Source: wordnet
2. n a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop) 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 of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations n a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior n the sound of stroke or blow n (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse n a regular rate of repetition n a stroke or blow n the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing v come out better in a competition, race, or conflict v give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression v hit repeatedly v move rhythmically v shape by beating v make a rhythmic sound v glare or strike with great intensity v move with a thrashing motion v sail with much tacking or with difficulty v stir vigorously v strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music v be superior v avoid paying v make a sound like a clock or a timer v move with a flapping motion v indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks v move with or as if with a regular alternating motion v make by pounding or trampling v produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly v strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting v beat through cleverness and wit v be a mystery or bewildering to v wear out completely Source: ecdict

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