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beats


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  beat 
 
  12  of  22  senses  of  beat 
 
  Sense  1 
  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
  =>  outpoint,  outscore 
  =>  worst,  pip,  mop  up  whip,  rack  up 
  =>  whomp 
  =>  spread-eagle,  spreadeagle,  rout 
  =>  get  the  jump 
  =>  cheat,  chouse,  shaft,  screw,  chicane,  jockey 
  =>  surpass,  outstrip,  outmatch,  outgo,  exceed,  outdo,  surmount 
  =>  outdo,  outflank,  trump,  best,  scoop 
  =>  outfight 
  =>  overpower,  overmaster,  overwhelm 
  =>  checkmate,  mate 
  =>  immobilize,  immobilise 
  =>  outplay 
  =>  bat,  clobber,  drub,  thrash,  lick 
 
  Sense  2 
  beat  beat  up 
  =>  strong-arm 
  =>  soak 
  =>  pistol-whip 
  =>  belabour,  belabor 
  =>  rough  up 
  =>  flog,  welt,  whip,  lather,  lash,  slash,  strap,  trounce 
  =>  cane,  flog,  lambaste,  lambast 
  =>  knock  cold,  knock  out  kayo 
  =>  thrash,  thresh,  lam,  flail 
  =>  clobber,  baste,  batter 
  =>  spank,  paddle,  larrup 
 
  Sense  3 
  beat 
  =>  beat 
  =>  beetle 
  =>  bastinado 
  =>  deck,  coldcock,  dump,  knock  down  floor 
  =>  whang 
  =>  paste 
  =>  thrash,  thresh 
  =>  hammer 
 
  Sense  4 
  beat  pound,  thump 
  =>  pulsate,  throb,  pulse 
  =>  palpitate,  flutter 
  =>  thrash 
  =>  flap 
 
  Sense  5 
  beat 
  =>  forge,  hammer 
 
  Sense  8 
  beat  flap 
  =>  bate 
  =>  clap 
 
  Sense  10 
  beat  scramble 
  =>  whisk,  whip 
  =>  cream 
 
  Sense  13 
  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
  =>  gazump 
  =>  cozen 
  =>  overcharge,  soak,  surcharge,  gazump,  fleece,  plume,  pluck,  rob,  hook 
  =>  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con 
  =>  bilk 
  =>  whipsaw 
  =>  welsh 
  =>  juggle,  beguile,  hoodwink 
 
  Sense  15 
  beat  flap 
  =>  flail,  thresh 
  =>  clap 
 
  Sense  16 
  beat 
  =>  beat  out  tap  out  thump  out 
 
  Sense  21 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  stump,  mix  up 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  elude,  escape 
 
  Sense  22 
  exhaust,  wash  up  beat  tucker,  tucker  out 
  =>  frazzle 
  =>  play 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  beat 
 
  12  of  22  senses  of  beat 
 
  Sense  1 
  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
  =>  outpoint,  outscore 
  =>  worst,  pip,  mop  up  whip,  rack  up 
  =>  whomp 
  =>  spread-eagle,  spreadeagle,  rout 
  =>  get  the  jump 
  =>  cheat,  chouse,  shaft,  screw,  chicane,  jockey 
  =>  surpass,  outstrip,  outmatch,  outgo,  exceed,  outdo,  surmount 
  =>  outwit,  overreach,  outsmart,  outfox,  beat  circumvent 
  =>  outgrow 
  =>  outshout,  outcry 
  =>  outroar 
  =>  outsail 
  =>  outdraw 
  =>  outpace 
  =>  better,  break 
  =>  outshine 
  =>  upstage 
  =>  outrange 
  =>  outweigh 
  =>  outbrave 
  =>  out-herod,  out-Herod 
  =>  outfox 
  =>  shame 
  =>  outmarch 
  =>  outwear 
  =>  outdo,  outflank,  trump,  best,  scoop 
  =>  outmaneuver,  outmanoeuvre,  outsmart 
  =>  outgeneral 
  =>  outfight 
  =>  overpower,  overmaster,  overwhelm 
  =>  steamroller,  steamroll 
  =>  checkmate,  mate 
  =>  immobilize,  immobilise 
  =>  outplay 
  =>  bat,  clobber,  drub,  thrash,  lick 
 
  Sense  2 
  beat  beat  up 
  =>  strong-arm 
  =>  soak 
  =>  pistol-whip 
  =>  belabour,  belabor 
  =>  rough  up 
  =>  flog,  welt,  whip,  lather,  lash,  slash,  strap,  trounce 
  =>  flagellate,  scourge 
  =>  horsewhip 
  =>  cowhide 
  =>  cat 
  =>  birch 
  =>  cane,  flog,  lambaste,  lambast 
  =>  knock  cold,  knock  out  kayo 
  =>  thrash,  thresh,  lam,  flail 
  =>  clobber,  baste,  batter 
  =>  spank,  paddle,  larrup 
 
  Sense  3 
  beat 
  =>  beat 
  =>  beetle 
  =>  bastinado 
  =>  deck,  coldcock,  dump,  knock  down  floor 
  =>  whang 
  =>  paste 
  =>  thrash,  thresh 
  =>  hammer 
  =>  sledgehammer,  sledge 
 
  Sense  4 
  beat  pound,  thump 
  =>  pulsate,  throb,  pulse 
  =>  palpitate,  flutter 
  =>  thrash 
  =>  flap 
 
  Sense  5 
  beat 
  =>  forge,  hammer 
  =>  foliate 
  =>  dropforge 
 
  Sense  8 
  beat  flap 
  =>  bate 
  =>  clap 
 
  Sense  10 
  beat  scramble 
  =>  whisk,  whip 
  =>  cream 
 
  Sense  13 
  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
  =>  gazump 
  =>  cozen 
  =>  overcharge,  soak,  surcharge,  gazump,  fleece,  plume,  pluck,  rob,  hook 
  =>  extort,  rack,  gouge,  wring 
  =>  bleed 
  =>  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con 
  =>  short-change,  short 
  =>  bilk 
  =>  whipsaw 
  =>  welsh 
  =>  juggle,  beguile,  hoodwink 
 
  Sense  15 
  beat  flap 
  =>  flail,  thresh 
  =>  clap 
 
  Sense  16 
  beat 
  =>  beat  out  tap  out  thump  out 
 
  Sense  21 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  stump,  mix  up 
  =>  stagger 
  =>  riddle 
  =>  elude,  escape 
  =>  defy,  resist,  refuse 
  =>  beggar 
 
  Sense  22 
  exhaust,  wash  up  beat  tucker,  tucker  out 
  =>  frazzle 
  =>  play 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  beat 
 
  4  of  22  senses  of  beat 
 
  Sense  1 
  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
  =>  win 
 
  Sense  2 
  beat  beat  up 
  =>  hit 
 
  Sense  13 
  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
  =>  deceive,  lead  on  delude,  cozen 
 
  Sense  17 
  beat 
  =>  tread,  trample 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  beat 
 
  22  senses  of  beat 
 
  Sense  1 
  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
  =>  overcome,  defeat 
 
  Sense  2 
  beat  beat  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  beat 
  =>  strike 
 
  Sense  4 
  beat  pound,  thump 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  5 
  beat 
  =>  shape,  form  work  mold,  mould,  forge 
 
  Sense  6 
  drum,  beat  thrum 
  =>  sound,  go 
 
  Sense  7 
  beat 
  =>  glare 
 
  Sense  8 
  beat  flap 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  9 
  beat 
  =>  sail 
 
  Sense  10 
  beat  scramble 
  =>  stir,  toss 
 
  Sense  11 
  beat 
  =>  strike 
 
  Sense  12 
  beat 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  13 
  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
  =>  victimize,  victimise 
 
  Sense  14 
  tick,  ticktock,  ticktack,  beat 
  =>  sound,  go 
 
  Sense  15 
  beat  flap 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  16 
  beat 
 
  Sense  17 
  beat 
  =>  make  create 
 
  Sense  18 
  beat 
  =>  play 
 
  Sense  19 
  beat 
  =>  beat 
 
  Sense  20 
  outwit,  overreach,  outsmart,  outfox,  beat  circumvent 
  =>  surpass,  outstrip,  outmatch,  outgo,  exceed,  outdo,  surmount 
 
  Sense  21 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
 
  Sense  22 
  exhaust,  wash  up  beat  tucker,  tucker  out 
  =>  tire,  wear  upon  tire  out  wear,  weary,  jade,  wear  out  outwear,  wear  down  fag  out  fag,  fatigue 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  beat 
 
  beat  used  as  a  verb  is  very  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  22) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  beat 
 
  Sense  1 
  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish 
  =>  overcome,  defeat 
 
  Sense  20 
  outwit,  overreach,  outsmart,  outfox,  beat  circumvent 
  =>  surpass,  outstrip,  outmatch,  outgo,  exceed,  outdo,  surmount 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  beat 
  =>  strike 
 
  Sense  11 
  beat 
  =>  strike 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  beat  pound,  thump 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  6 
  drum,  beat  thrum 
  =>  sound,  go 
 
  Sense  16 
  beat 
 
  Sense  18 
  beat 
  =>  play 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  beat  flap 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  15 
  beat  flap 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  beat  beat  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  beat 
  =>  shape,  form  work  mold,  mould,  forge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  beat 
  =>  glare 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  beat 
  =>  sail 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  beat  scramble 
  =>  stir,  toss 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  beat 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  13 
  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
  =>  victimize,  victimise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  14 
  tick,  ticktock,  ticktack,  beat 
  =>  sound,  go 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  17 
  beat 
  =>  make  create 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  19 
  beat 
  =>  beat 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  21 
  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound 
  =>  confuse,  throw,  fox,  befuddle,  fuddle,  bedevil,  confound,  discombobulate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  22 
  exhaust,  wash  up  beat  tucker,  tucker  out 
  =>  tire,  wear  upon  tire  out  wear,  weary,  jade,  wear  out  outwear,  wear  down  fag  out  fag,  fatigue 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  beats 
  beats 
  beats  per  minute 
 
  Grep  of  noun  beat 
  backbeat 
  beat 
  beat  generation 
  beater 
  beatification 
  beating 
  beating-reed  instrument 
  beatitude 
  beatles 
  beatnik 
  beatniks 
  beatrice 
  beatrice  lillie 
  beatrice  webb 
  beats 
  beats  per  minute 
  deadbeat 
  downbeat 
  drumbeat 
  heartbeat 
  upbeat 
 
  Overview  of  noun  beats 
 
  The  noun  beats  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  beat  generation,  beats,  beatniks  --  (a  United  States  youth  subculture  of  the  1950s;  rejected  possessions  or  regular  work  or  traditional  dress;  for  communal  living  and  psychedelic  drugs  and  anarchism;  favored  modern  forms  of  jazz  (e.g.,  bebop)) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  beat 
 
  The  noun  beat  has  10  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  beat  round  --  (a  regular  route  for  a  sentry  or  policeman;  "in  the  old  days  a  policeman  walked  a  beat  and  knew  all  his  people  by  name") 
  2.  (1)  pulse,  pulsation,  heartbeat,  beat  --  (the  rhythmic  contraction  and  expansion  of  the  arteries  with  each  beat  of  the  heart;  "he  could  feel  the  beat  of  her  heart") 
  3.  (1)  rhythm,  beat  musical  rhythm  --  (the  basic  rhythmic  unit  in  a  piece  of  music;  "the  piece  has  a  fast  rhythm";  "the  conductor  set  the  beat") 
  4.  beat  --  (a  single  pulsation  of  an  oscillation  produced  by  adding  two  waves  of  different  frequencies;  has  a  frequency  equal  to  the  difference  between  the  two  oscillations) 
  5.  beatnik,  beat  --  (a  member  of  the  beat  generation;  a  nonconformist  in  dress  and  behavior) 
  6.  beat  --  (the  sound  of  stroke  or  blow;  "he  heard  the  beat  of  a  drum") 
  7.  meter,  measure,  beat  cadence  --  ((prosody)  the  accent  in  a  metrical  foot  of  verse) 
  8.  beat  --  (a  regular  rate  of  repetition;  "the  cox  raised  the  beat") 
  9.  beat  --  (a  stroke  or  blow;  "the  signal  was  two  beats  on  the  steam  pipe") 
  10.  beat  --  (the  act  of  beating  to  windward;  sailing  as  close  as  possible  to  the  direction  from  which  the  wind  is  blowing) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  beat 
 
  The  verb  beat  has  22  senses  (first  11  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish  --  (come  out  better  in  a  competition,  race,  or  conflict;  "Agassi  beat  Becker  in  the  tennis  championship";  "We  beat  the  competition";  "Harvard  defeated  Yale  in  the  last  football  game") 
  2.  (9)  beat  beat  up  --  (give  a  beating  to  subject  to  a  beating,  either  as  a  punishment  or  as  an  act  of  aggression;  "Thugs  beat  him  up  when  he  walked  down  the  street  late  at  night";  "The  teacher  used  to  beat  the  students") 
  3.  (8)  beat  --  (hit  repeatedly;  "beat  on  the  door";  "beat  the  table  with  his  shoe") 
  4.  (4)  beat  pound,  thump  --  (move  rhythmically;  "Her  heart  was  beating  fast") 
  5.  (3)  beat  --  (shape  by  beating;  "beat  swords  into  ploughshares") 
  6.  (2)  drum,  beat  thrum  --  (make  a  rhythmic  sound:  "Rain  drummed  against  the  windshield";  "The  drums  beat  all  night") 
  7.  (1)  beat  --  (glare  or  strike  with  great  intensity;  "The  sun  was  beating  down  on  us") 
  8.  (1)  beat  flap  --  (move  with  a  thrashing  motion;  "The  bird  flapped  its  wings";  "The  eagle  beat  its  wings  and  soared  high  into  the  sky") 
  9.  (1)  beat  --  (sail  with  much  tacking  or  with  difficulty;  "The  boat  beat  in  the  strong  wind") 
  10.  (1)  beat  scramble  --  (stir  vigorously;  "beat  the  egg  whites";  beat  the  cream") 
  11.  (1)  beat  --  (strike  (a  part  of  one's  own  body)  repeatedly,  as  in  great  emotion  or  in  accompaniment  to  music;  "beat  one's  breast";  "beat  one's  foot  rhythmically") 
  12.  beat  --  (be  superior:  "Reading  beats  watching  television";  "This  sure  beats  work!") 
  13.  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel  --  (deprive  somebody  of  something  by  deceit;  "The  con-man  beat  me  out  of  $50";  "This  salesman  ripped  us  off!";  "we  were  cheated  by  their  clever-sounding  scheme";  "They  chiseled  me  out  of  my  money") 
  14.  tick,  ticktock,  ticktack,  beat  --  (make  a  sound  like  a  clock  or  a  timer;  "the  clocks  were  ticking";  "the  grandfather  clock  beat  midnight") 
  15.  beat  flap  --  (move  with  a  flapping  motion;  "The  bird's  wings  were  flapping") 
  16.  beat  --  (indicate  by  beating;  as  with  the  fingers  or  drumsticks;  "Beat  the  rhythm") 
  17.  beat  --  (make  by  pounding  or  trampling;  "beat  a  path  through  the  forest") 
  18.  beat  --  (produce  a  rhythm  by  striking  repeatedly:  "beat  the  drum") 
  19.  beat  --  (strike  (water  or  bushes)  repeatedly  to  rouse  animals  for  hunting) 
  20.  outwit,  overreach,  outsmart,  outfox,  beat  circumvent  --  (beat  through  cleverness  and  wit;  "I  beat  the  traffic";  "She  outfoxed  her  competitors") 
  21.  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound  --  (be  a  mystery  or  bewildering  to:  "This  beats  me!"  "Got  me--I  don't  know  the  answer!") 
  22.  exhaust,  wash  up  beat  tucker,  tucker  out  --  (wear  out  completely;  "This  kind  of  work  exhausts  me";  "I'm  beat";  "He  was  all  washed  up  after  the  exam") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  beats 
 
  The  noun  beats  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  beat  generation,  beats,  beatniks  --  (a  United  States  youth  subculture  of  the  1950s;  rejected  possessions  or  regular  work  or  traditional  dress;  for  communal  living  and  psychedelic  drugs  and  anarchism;  favored  modern  forms  of  jazz  (e.g.,  bebop)) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  beat 
 
  The  noun  beat  has  10  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  beat  round  --  (a  regular  route  for  a  sentry  or  policeman;  "in  the  old  days  a  policeman  walked  a  beat  and  knew  all  his  people  by  name") 
  2.  (1)  pulse,  pulsation,  heartbeat,  beat  --  (the  rhythmic  contraction  and  expansion  of  the  arteries  with  each  beat  of  the  heart;  "he  could  feel  the  beat  of  her  heart") 
  3.  (1)  rhythm,  beat  musical  rhythm  --  (the  basic  rhythmic  unit  in  a  piece  of  music;  "the  piece  has  a  fast  rhythm";  "the  conductor  set  the  beat") 
  4.  beat  --  (a  single  pulsation  of  an  oscillation  produced  by  adding  two  waves  of  different  frequencies;  has  a  frequency  equal  to  the  difference  between  the  two  oscillations) 
  5.  beatnik,  beat  --  (a  member  of  the  beat  generation;  a  nonconformist  in  dress  and  behavior) 
  6.  beat  --  (the  sound  of  stroke  or  blow;  "he  heard  the  beat  of  a  drum") 
  7.  meter,  measure,  beat  cadence  --  ((prosody)  the  accent  in  a  metrical  foot  of  verse) 
  8.  beat  --  (a  regular  rate  of  repetition;  "the  cox  raised  the  beat") 
  9.  beat  --  (a  stroke  or  blow;  "the  signal  was  two  beats  on  the  steam  pipe") 
  10.  beat  --  (the  act  of  beating  to  windward;  sailing  as  close  as  possible  to  the  direction  from  which  the  wind  is  blowing) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  beat 
 
  The  verb  beat  has  22  senses  (first  11  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  beat  beat  out  crush,  trounce,  vanquish  --  (come  out  better  in  a  competition,  race,  or  conflict;  "Agassi  beat  Becker  in  the  tennis  championship";  "We  beat  the  competition";  "Harvard  defeated  Yale  in  the  last  football  game") 
  2.  (9)  beat  beat  up  --  (give  a  beating  to  subject  to  a  beating,  either  as  a  punishment  or  as  an  act  of  aggression;  "Thugs  beat  him  up  when  he  walked  down  the  street  late  at  night";  "The  teacher  used  to  beat  the  students") 
  3.  (8)  beat  --  (hit  repeatedly;  "beat  on  the  door";  "beat  the  table  with  his  shoe") 
  4.  (4)  beat  pound,  thump  --  (move  rhythmically;  "Her  heart  was  beating  fast") 
  5.  (3)  beat  --  (shape  by  beating;  "beat  swords  into  ploughshares") 
  6.  (2)  drum,  beat  thrum  --  (make  a  rhythmic  sound:  "Rain  drummed  against  the  windshield";  "The  drums  beat  all  night") 
  7.  (1)  beat  --  (glare  or  strike  with  great  intensity;  "The  sun  was  beating  down  on  us") 
  8.  (1)  beat  flap  --  (move  with  a  thrashing  motion;  "The  bird  flapped  its  wings";  "The  eagle  beat  its  wings  and  soared  high  into  the  sky") 
  9.  (1)  beat  --  (sail  with  much  tacking  or  with  difficulty;  "The  boat  beat  in  the  strong  wind") 
  10.  (1)  beat  scramble  --  (stir  vigorously;  "beat  the  egg  whites";  beat  the  cream") 
  11.  (1)  beat  --  (strike  (a  part  of  one's  own  body)  repeatedly,  as  in  great  emotion  or  in  accompaniment  to  music;  "beat  one's  breast";  "beat  one's  foot  rhythmically") 
  12.  beat  --  (be  superior:  "Reading  beats  watching  television";  "This  sure  beats  work!") 
  13.  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel  --  (deprive  somebody  of  something  by  deceit;  "The  con-man  beat  me  out  of  $50";  "This  salesman  ripped  us  off!";  "we  were  cheated  by  their  clever-sounding  scheme";  "They  chiseled  me  out  of  my  money") 
  14.  tick,  ticktock,  ticktack,  beat  --  (make  a  sound  like  a  clock  or  a  timer;  "the  clocks  were  ticking";  "the  grandfather  clock  beat  midnight") 
  15.  beat  flap  --  (move  with  a  flapping  motion;  "The  bird's  wings  were  flapping") 
  16.  beat  --  (indicate  by  beating;  as  with  the  fingers  or  drumsticks;  "Beat  the  rhythm") 
  17.  beat  --  (make  by  pounding  or  trampling;  "beat  a  path  through  the  forest") 
  18.  beat  --  (produce  a  rhythm  by  striking  repeatedly:  "beat  the  drum") 
  19.  beat  --  (strike  (water  or  bushes)  repeatedly  to  rouse  animals  for  hunting) 
  20.  outwit,  overreach,  outsmart,  outfox,  beat  circumvent  --  (beat  through  cleverness  and  wit;  "I  beat  the  traffic";  "She  outfoxed  her  competitors") 
  21.  perplex,  get  puzzle,  mystify,  baffle,  beat  bewilder,  flummox,  stupefy,  stupify,  nonplus,  gravel,  amaze,  dumbfound  --  (be  a  mystery  or  bewildering  to:  "This  beats  me!"  "Got  me--I  don't  know  the  answer!") 
  22.  exhaust,  wash  up  beat  tucker,  tucker  out  --  (wear  out  completely;  "This  kind  of  work  exhausts  me";  "I'm  beat";  "He  was  all  washed  up  after  the  exam") 



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