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A stroke; a blow.
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A pulsation or throb.
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a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulse
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A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
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A rhythm.
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The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
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(authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect; a plot point or story development.
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The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
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(by extension) An area of a person's responsibility, especially
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An act of reporting news or scientific results before a rival; a scoop.
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That which beats, or surpasses, another or others.
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the beat of him
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A precinct.
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A place of habitual or frequent resort.
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A low cheat or swindler.
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a dead beat
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The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
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The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
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A smart tap on the adversary's blade.