to beat
- verb
- /biːt/
- You should beat the cream until it forms soft peaks for the dessert.
Examples
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One of the Irish musicians beat a drum furiously as the crisis mounted.
Academic text (2001) -
Then you need to beat that until you see peaks in it.
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And in this case, we have to beat it with the brown sugar.
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So we start beating it drop by drop.
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So I I just beat a few eggs with a few eggs.
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Students can also move, beat, clap, or drum the syncopation or bass parts of the music.
Academic text (2008) -
Suddenly, Yuvan took up a frame drum and beat upon it, gradually increasing the tempo.
Academic text (1993) -
Winsom ministered to him, bringing him an egg beaten in brandy and possets of sweet woodruff.
Fiction book (1993) -
In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
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To make the dough, beat in the flour gradually until fully combined.
Synonyms
To beat cream or eggs quickly until they become thick and full of air
To mix a liquid by moving it with a spoon
To beat eggs or cream quickly to make them light
To beat or stir something by hitting it lightly with a flat tool
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly
- Informal
To feel your heart stop for a moment because you are suddenly excited or scared
- Informal
Push away a lot of people or fans as a joke about being too popular
- Literature
To change weapons into tools for peaceful work like farming
Phrasal Verbs
- Offensive
To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them
- Informal
To keep going despite difficulty or to make a steady sound like rain on a roof
- Offensive
To defeat someone completely, often physically or in a game, used in rude speech
Compounds
- NSFW
A group of American writers and artists from the 1950s who reject social rules and choose free creative lives
- Archaic
A style of pop rock from 1960s Britain with strong rhythms and simple melodies
How Vigorous
Surface Forms
Etymology
The cooking verb beat comes from the idea of moving quickly with repeated hits, like beating eggs with a fork. So to beat ingredients is to mix them with quick, repeated motion.