a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
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
move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"
sail with much tacking or with difficulty; "The boat beat in the strong wind"
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"
be a mystery or bewildering to;
move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "A
BEST
in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"
morally admirable
it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home"
to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially"
tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health;
in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis"
with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well"
in excellent physical condition;
from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better."
with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse"
appealing to the mind;
the supreme effort one can make;
DEFEAT
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
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"
FLAGELLATE
whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
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"
a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"
beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
lash or flick about sharply; "The lion lashed its tail"
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
SCOURGE
punish severely; excoriate
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"
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
TAN
of a light yellowish-brown color
beat or flog
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
get a tan, from wind or sun
treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
THRASH
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
a swimming kick used while treading water
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"