appoggiatura |
in music, a short ornamental note occurring on the beat which resolves to the consonant. [1/2 definitions] |
backbeat |
a primary accent on the second and fourth beats of a four-beat measure, common in popular music; secondary beat. |
baste3 |
to beat or thrash with a stick; cudgel. [1/2 definitions] |
bastinado |
to strike or beat with a stick, esp. on the soles of the feet or buttocks; thrash. [1/4 definitions] |
batter1 |
to beat hard and repeatedly, or to damage by so beating. [1/3 definitions] |
beat |
of or pertaining to the Beat Generation of the 1950s, or its adherents. [1/15 definitions] |
beaten |
a past participle of "beat." [1/4 definitions] |
beatless |
without beat or beats. |
beatnik |
a person who belonged to the Beat Generation of the 1950s. [1/2 definitions] |
beat the tar out of |
(informal) to beat or whip severely. [1/2 definitions] |
blackjack |
to hit or beat with a blackjack. [1/6 definitions] |
bludgeon |
to beat with a bludgeon or other clublike weapon. [1/3 definitions] |
bullwhip |
to beat with a bullwhip. [1/2 definitions] |
cadence |
the beat or count of such a pattern, as in marching. [1/3 definitions] |
cane |
to strike or beat, as with a walking cane. [1/7 definitions] |
cha-cha |
a modern ballroom dance that originated in Latin America, characterized by its triple beat. [1/2 definitions] |
churn |
to beat or agitate in a churn to make butter. [1/6 definitions] |
clobber |
(informal) to strike hard; beat severely. [1/2 definitions] |
cream |
to beat to the consistency of cream. [1/14 definitions] |
cudgel |
to hit or beat with a cudgel. [1/2 definitions] |
defeat |
to win a victory over; beat in a game, battle, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |