a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat"
move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind"
the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum"
wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"
be a mystery or bewildering to;
move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high
BEST
appealing to the mind;
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond"
it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home"
agreeable or pleasing;
(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"
in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis"
most suitable or right for a particular purpose;
promoting or enhancing well-being;
from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well');
deserving of esteem and respect;
without unusual distress
DEFEAT
win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
FLAGELLATE
a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
FLOG
beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
beat with a cane
Sell (slang)
Whipped
LASH
bind with a rope, chain, or cord; "lash the horse"
strike as if by whipping; "The curtain whipped her face"
beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
SCOURGE
punish severely; excoriate
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
TAN
get a tan, from wind or sun
treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
a light brown the color of topaz
ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
of a light yellowish-brown color
beat or flog
THRASH
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
give a thrashing to; beat hard
beat the seeds out of a grain
move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!"
beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"