To hit; to strike

• I beat my own record.

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• We beat that team by 2-0.

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To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm

To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly

To move with pulsation or throbbing

To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event

To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the windrare

To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for huntingrare

To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whiprare

To persuade the seller to reduce a pricerare

To indicate by beating or drummingrare

A stroke; a blow

A pulsation or throb

A rhythm

A rhythm.; The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians

An area of a person's responsibility, especially; The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard