beats
/bits/
adjective
- Extremely tired; exhausted.
- The kids were beat from playing outside all day.
- After the long hike, I was completely beat.
- She felt beat after working all night.
Synonyms
verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly.
- She beats the rug to remove the dust.
- The rain beats against the window during the storm.
- He beats the drum with great energy.
- To defeat or do better than someone or something.
- He beats his opponent in the chess tournament.
- Our team beats their rivals in every match.
- She beats the record for the fastest time.
- To mix or stir something vigorously, especially in cooking.
- The recipe says to beat the butter and sugar together.
- She beats the cream to make whipped cream.
- Beat the eggs until they are fluffy.
- To move or throb with a regular rhythm, like the heart.
- His heart beats faster when he exercises.
- The pulse beats steadily in her wrist.
- The music beats in time with their dancing.
Antonyms
noun
- The basic unit of time in music, a regular pulse or rhythm.
- She learned to count the beats in a measure of music.
- Tap your foot to the beat of the song.
- The drummer kept a steady beat throughout the performance.
- A route or area regularly patrolled by a police officer or security guard.
- Officer Martinez walked his beat every morning.
- Crime rates dropped on the officer's beat after he started community policing.
- The security guard knew everyone on his beat.
- A brief pause or moment, especially in a conversation or performance.
- The comedian paused for a beat to let the audience laugh.
- There was a long beat before he answered the question.
- She took a beat to collect her thoughts before speaking.
- A topic or area that a journalist regularly covers.
- The reporter's beat includes city hall and local politics.
- She covers the education beat for the local newspaper.
- He switched from the sports beat to the business beat.