to beat

To hit someone or something with force

To attack someone by hitting them again and again to hurt them

To hit or close something suddenly and loudly

To hit something again and again very hard

To hit something many times to shape or flatten it

To move up and down quickly, like wings or flags

Hit something many times, usually with your fists

To move in a steady rhythm like a heart

To make a continuous rhythmic sound by hitting a surface

To hit something quickly to make a short sharp sound

To beat or move in a steady rhythm

To physically attack and beat someone to punish or threaten them

To keep going despite difficulty or to make a steady sound like rain on a roof

To hit someone quickly in a light, playful way

To make strong regular beats you can feel in your chest

Make a rhythm by hitting something repeatedly, like a drum

To make a low, steady humming sound

To touch something lightly with fingers or an object to make a rhythm

To hit something so it makes a dull thumping sound

Play a loud, strong rhythm on a drum or instrument

To play a strong, repeated beat by hitting an instrument like a drum

To give someone too much care and special treatment

A gentle touch that shows affection

To succeed despite great difficulty or low chances

Search carefully in many places to find someone or something

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly

To do something before someone else to get an advantage

Working in one area, usually as a police officer or reporter

To feel your heart stop for a moment because you are suddenly excited or scared

To speak or act strongly to support a cause

To defeat someone by using their own methods

To finish something before the time runs out

To act immediately and confidently without pausing

To work very hard or to threaten to hit someone

To move or act together at the same time in the same way

To do something with great energy and excitement

Win easily by a lot against another person or team

To leave a place quickly to avoid danger or trouble

Always alert and ready to react to news and events

To leave quickly to escape or avoid something

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt

To think very hard to remember something or to solve a problem

Push away a lot of people or fans as a joke about being too popular

A person or thing that looks very ugly, said as a joke

To touch your own private parts to make yourself sexually excited

To change weapons into tools for peaceful work like farming

To do much better than people expected

Show deep regret by hitting your chest and crying

To touch his own penis to feel sexual pleasure

Get up very early before sunrise

To attack someone by hitting them again and again to hurt them

Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize

To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them

To defeat someone completely, often physically or in a game, used in rude speech

To force someone or something to move away

To avoid saying what you mean directly

To keep going despite difficulty or to make a steady sound like rain on a roof

Make animals or people who attack you go away

To shine or fall very strongly on a place

Make a rhythm by hitting something repeatedly, like a drum

Arrive before most people to avoid large groups

Speak strongly in public to support a person, idea, or cause

To hit someone or something very hard and damage it

To get someone to sell something for a lower price

Move around looking for something in a worried or confused way

Play a loud, strong rhythm on a drum or instrument

To train someone by repeating something until they learn it

Hit someone many times so they become badly hurt

To seem weak or not convincing next to something better

To remove dust from rugs by hitting or shaking them

To win against other teams or companies in a contest

A group of American writers and artists from the 1950s who reject social rules and choose free creative lives

A style of pop rock from 1960s Britain with strong rhythms and simple melodies

Short, sharp musical sounds that have clear gaps between notes

A small band that plays rhythm music for dancing

A music track made in the style of a popular artist