beaten

be a mystery or bewildering to“This beats me!”

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict“Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship”

beat through cleverness and wit“I beat the traffic”

indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks“Beat the rhythm”

move with or as if with a regular alternating motion“the city pulsated with music and excitement”

wear out completely“This kind of work exhausts me”

move rhythmically“Her heart was beating fast”

make a rhythmic sound“Rain drummed against the windshield”

move with a thrashing motion“The bird flapped its wings”

make a sound like a clock or a timer“the clocks were ticking”

move with a flapping motion“The bird's wings were flapping”

give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression“Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night”

hit repeatedly“beat on the door”

stir vigorously“beat the egg whites”

strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music“beat one's breast”

avoid paying“beat the subway fare”

produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly“beat the drum”

shape by beating“beat swords into ploughshares”

glare or strike with great intensity“The sun was beating down on us”

sail with much tacking or with difficulty“The boat beat in the strong wind”

be superior“Reading beats watching television”

make by pounding or trampling“beat a path through the forest”

strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

much trodden and worn smooth or bare“did not stray from the beaten path”

formed or made thin by hammering“beaten gold”