Beat vs. Bet
Difference Between Beat and Bet
Beatnoun
A stroke; a blow.
Betnoun
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.Beatnoun
A pulsation or throb.
a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulseBetnoun
A degree of certainty.
It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow.Beatnoun
A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
Betnoun
alternative form of beth
Beatnoun
A rhythm.
Betverb
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
Beatnoun
(music) [specifically] The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians.
Betverb
To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
You bet!Beatnoun
The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
Betverb
(poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
Beatnoun
(authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect; a plot point or story development.
Betpreposition
(knitting) between
Beatnoun
The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
to walk the beatBetnoun
the money risked on a gamble
Beatnoun
(by extension) An area of a person's responsibility, especially
Betnoun
the act of gambling;
he did it on a betBeatnoun
In journalism, the primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
Betverb
maintain with or as if with a bet;
I bet she will be there!Beatnoun
(dated) An act of reporting news or scientific results before a rival; a scoop.
Betverb
stake on the outcome of an issue;
I bet $100 on that new horseShe played all her money on the dark horseBeatnoun
That which beats, or surpasses, another or others.
the beat of himBetverb
have faith or confidence in;
you can count on me to help you any timeLook to your friends for supportYou can bet on that!Depend on your family in times of crisisBeatnoun
(dated) A place of habitual or frequent resort.
Beatnoun
(archaic) A low cheat or swindler.
a dead beatBeatnoun
The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
Beatnoun
(hunting) The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
Beatnoun
(fencing) A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
Beatnoun
A beatnik.
Beatverb
(transitive) To hit; strike
As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled.Beatverb
(transitive) To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque.Beatverb
(intransitive) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
Beatverb
(intransitive) To move with pulsation or throbbing.
Beatverb
(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel (someone) in a particular, competitive event.
Jan had little trouble beating John in tennis. He lost five games in a row.No matter how quickly Joe finished his test, Roger always beat him.I just can't seem to beat the last level of this video game.Beatverb
To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
Beatverb
(transitive) To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
Beatverb
To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
Beat the eggs and whip the cream.Beatverb
of a buyer, to persuade the seller to reduce a price
He wanted $50 for it, but I managed to beat him down to $35.Beatverb
(transitive) To indicate by beating or drumming.
to beat a retreat; to beat to quartersBeatverb
To tread, as a path.
Beatverb
To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
Beatverb
To be in agitation or doubt.
Beatverb
To make a sound when struck.
The drums beat.Beatverb
To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
The drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters.Beatverb
To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations, not perfectly in unison.
Beatverb
(transitive) To arrive at a place before someone.
He beat me there.The place is empty, we beat the crowd of people who come at lunch.Beatverb
to masturbate.
This was the second time he beat off today.Beatadjective
exhausted
After the long day, she was feeling completely beat.Beatadjective
dilapidated, beat up
Dude, you drive a beat car like that and you ain’t gonna get no honeys.Beatadjective
(gay slang) fabulous
Her makeup was beat!Beatadjective
(slang) boring
Beatadjective
ugly
Beatnoun
a regular route for a sentry or policeman;
in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by nameBeatnoun
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart;
he could feel the beat of her heartBeatnoun
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music;
the piece has a fast rhythmthe conductor set the beatBeatnoun
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
Beatnoun
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
Beatnoun
the sound of stroke or blow;
he heard the beat of a drumBeatnoun
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Beatnoun
a regular rate of repetition;
the cox raised the beatBeatnoun
a stroke or blow;
the signal was two beats on the steam pipeBeatnoun
the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
Beatverb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict;
Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championshipWe beat the competitionHarvard defeated Yale in the last football gameBeatverb
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 nightThe teacher used to beat the studentsBeatverb
hit repeatedly;
beat on the doorbeat the table with his shoeBeatverb
move rhythmically;
Her heart was beating fastBeatverb
shape by beating;
beat swords into ploughsharesBeatverb
make a rhythmic sound;
Rain drummed against the windshieldThe drums beat all nightBeatverb
glare or strike with great intensity;
The sun was beating down on usBeatverb
move with a thrashing motion;
The bird flapped its wingsThe eagle beat its wings and soared high into the skyBeatverb
sail with much tacking or with difficulty;
The boat beat in the strong windBeatverb
stir vigorously;
beat the egg whitesbeat the creamBeatverb
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music;
beat one's breastbeat one's foot rhythmicallyBeatverb
be superior;
Reading beats watching televisionThis sure beats work!Beatverb
avoid paying;
beat the subway fareBeatverb
make a sound like a clock or a timer;
the clocks were tickingthe grandfather clock beat midnightBeatverb
move with a flapping motion;
The bird's wings were flappingBeatverb
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks;
Beat the rhythmBeatverb
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion;
the city pulsated with music and excitementBeatverb
make by pounding or trampling;
beat a path through the forestBeatverb
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly;
beat the drumBeatverb
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
Beatverb
beat through cleverness and wit;
I beat the trafficShe outfoxed her competitorsBeatverb
be a mystery or bewildering to;
This beats me!Got me--I don't know the answer!a vexing problemThis question really stuck meBeatverb
wear out completely;
This kind of work exhausts meI'm beatHe was all washed up after the examBeatadjective
very tired;
was all in at the end of the dayso beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywherebushed after all that exerciseI'm dead after that long trip
