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Word entry · 4 letters

beat

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"Drum pulse"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /biːt/Part of speech verb, noun, adjectiveSorted abetStarts with BEnds with T8 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. wear out completely

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan (“to beat, pound, strike, lash, dash, thrust, hurt, injure”), from Proto-West Germanic *bautan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to push, strike”).

Used in a sentence

  • He, […]with a careless beat, / Struck out the mute creation at a heat.
  • a beat of the heart
  • the beat of the pulse

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer8 curated clues

01Drum pulse4 letters
02Drum rhythm4 letters
03Musical pulse4 letters
04Pulse in a song4 letters
05Rhythm in music4 letters
06Rhythm pulse4 letters
07Rhythmic pulse4 letters
08Defeat or rhythm4 letters

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