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Definition of
beat adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
beat
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
bit
/
/
[
not before noun
]
(
informal
)
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very tired
You look beat.
See
beat
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beat
verb
beat
noun
beat off
phrasal verb
beat on
phrasal verb
beat out
phrasal verb
beat to
phrasal verb
beat up
phrasal verb
beat down
phrasal verb
beat out of
phrasal verb
beat up on
phrasal verb
beat-up
adjective
beat it
the beat generation
noun
beat the rap
beat the clock
beat your breast
not miss a beat
walk a/the beat
beat around the bush
beat your brains out
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Phrasal verbs
beat off
phrasal verb
beat on
phrasal verb
beat out
phrasal verb
beat to
phrasal verb
beat up
phrasal verb
beat down
phrasal verb
beat out of
phrasal verb
beat up on
phrasal verb
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Idioms
beat it
beat the rap
beat the clock
beat your breast
not miss a beat
walk a/the beat
beat around the bush
beat your brains out
beat a (hasty) retreat
without missing a beat
beat/flog a dead horse
beat time (to something)
can you beat that/it!
beat somebody to the punch
(beat somebody) black and blue
somebody's heart skips a beat
beat somebody at their own game
beat a path to somebody's door
if you can't beat them, join them
a rod/stick to beat somebody with
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Nearby words
beat
verb
beat
noun
beat
adjective
beatbox
noun
beatbox
verb