Beat

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Hit

Synonyms Hit, batter, hammer, knock, pound, slap, crack, cuff, maul, drub, assault, abuse, whip, cudgel, birch, belt, whack, clobber, tan, bop, deck, lay into, knock about/around, fill in, chastise, strike, thump, punch, thrash, pummel, smack, thwack, buffet, pelt, rain blows on, attack, flay, lash, club, wallop, bash, clout, slug, biff, sock, plug, do over, rough up, and give someone a good hiding.

Bang

Synonyms Bang, strike, tap, thump, play, perform on, hit, rap, pound, hammer, sound, and make music on.

Hammer

Synonyms Hammer, form, mould, stamp, model, make, frame, sculpture, forge, shape, work, fashion, fabricate, cast, and sculpt.

Defeat

Synonyms Defeat, win against, vanquish, rout, overcome, overthrow, quash, lick, whip, clobber, conquer, get the better of, trounce, overpower, overwhelm, subdue, crush, thrash, wipe the floor with, and own.

Surpass

Synonyms Surpass, exceed, transcend, trump, better, outstrip, outclass, put in the shade, improve on, outdo, eclipse, top, cap, outperform, outshine, overshadow, be better than, and go one better than.

Pulsate

Synonyms Pulsate, palpitate, throb, pump, thump, hammer, pitter-patter, quo, pulse, vibrate, reverberate, pound, thud, drum, and go pit-a-pat.

Flap

Synonyms Flap, move up and down, thrash, shake, agitate, tremble, oscillate, flutter, thresh, wave, swing, quiver, and vibrate.

Whisk

Synonyms Whisk, blend, stir, mix, whip, and fold.

Circuit

Synonyms Circuit, course, way, orbit, turn, round, route, path, and tour.

Exhausted

Synonyms Exhausted, worn out, dog-tired, bone-weary, on one's last legs, drained, enervated, spent, out of breath, panting, puffed, puffing and blowing, done in, dead on one's feet, shattered, fagged out, wiped out, zonked out, frazzled, knackered, shagged out, wabbit, tuckered out, whipped, stonkered, fordone, tired out, weary, bone-tired, ready to drop, asleep on one's feet, fatigued, debilitated, jet-lagged, breathless, puffing, puffed out, gasping (for breath), all in, dead beat, bushed, knocked out, running on empty, worn to a frazzle, bushwhacked, whacked (out), jiggered, pooped, fried, gassed, and toilworn.

Example Sentences

The drummer beat the rhythm perfectly.

She tried to beat the deadline.

His heart beat faster with excitement.

They beat the odds to succeed.

I can’t beat this video game!