Beat
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: (gay slang) fabulous exhausted
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To hit; to knock; to pound; to strike. To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm. To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel someone in a particular, competitive event. To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind. To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip. (impersonal): It beats X Y = X cannot understand Y, where Y is an indirect question.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A pulsation or throb. 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. A rhythm. The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency A pause with the camera focused on one shot, often a characters face (often used in screenplays/teleplays). The route of a patrol by a guard or officer as in walk the beat. In newspapering, the primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.). A small part of a dramatic play. The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music. A beatnik.
Example sentence: If you want to be the best, you've got to beat the best. The only problem is when I get that belt, who's going to be left to fight? That's what I want to know.
Pulsation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A single beat, throb or vibrationA recurring increase and decrease of some quantity