Beat vs. Stroke
Difference Between Beat and Stroke
Beatnoun
A stroke; a blow.
Strokenoun
An act of stroking moving one's hand over a surface.
She gave the cat a stroke.Beatnoun
A pulsation or throb.
a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulseStrokenoun
A blow or hit.
a stroke on the chinBeatnoun
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.
Strokenoun
A single movement with a tool.
Beatnoun
A rhythm.
Strokenoun
(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club.
Beatnoun
(music) [specifically] The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians.
Strokenoun
(tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket, or the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
Beatnoun
The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
Strokenoun
(rowing) The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the vessel or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull.
Beatnoun
(authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect; a plot point or story development.
Strokenoun
(cricket) The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
Beatnoun
The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
to walk the beatStrokenoun
A thrust of a piston.
Beatnoun
(by extension) An area of a person's responsibility, especially
Strokenoun
An act of striking with a weapon
Beatnoun
In journalism, the primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
Strokenoun
One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or of an oar in rowingthe stroke of a skater, swimmer, etc.Beatnoun
(dated) An act of reporting news or scientific results before a rival; a scoop.
Strokenoun
A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort.
a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policyBeatnoun
That which beats, or surpasses, another or others.
the beat of himStrokenoun
A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement, particularly:
Beatnoun
(dated) A place of habitual or frequent resort.
Strokenoun
The slash, /.
Beatnoun
(archaic) A low cheat or swindler.
a dead beatStrokenoun
The formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in A̶ and A̵).
Beatnoun
The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
Strokenoun
(linguistics) A line of a Chinese, Japanese or Korean character.
Beatnoun
(hunting) The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
Strokenoun
A streak made with a brush.
Beatnoun
(fencing) A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
Strokenoun
The time when a clock strikes.
on the stroke of midnightBeatnoun
A beatnik.
Strokenoun
(swimming) A style, a single movement within a style.
butterfly strokeBeatverb
(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.Strokenoun
(medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
Beatverb
(transitive) To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque.Strokenoun
(obsolete) A sudden attack of any disease, especially when fatal; any sudden, severe affliction or calamity.
a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of deathBeatverb
(intransitive) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
Strokenoun
(rowing) The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided.
Beatverb
(intransitive) To move with pulsation or throbbing.
Strokenoun
(rowing) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.
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.Strokenoun
(professional wrestling) Backstage influence.
Beatverb
To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
Strokenoun
(squash) A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
Beatverb
(transitive) To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
Strokenoun
(sciences) An individual discharge of lightning.
A flash of lightning may be made up of several strokes. If they are separated by enough time for the eye to distinguish them, the lightning will appear to flicker.Beatverb
To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
Beat the eggs and whip the cream.Strokenoun
(obsolete) The result or effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.
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.Strokenoun
An addition or amendment to a written composition; a touch.
to give some finishing strokes to an essayBeatverb
(transitive) To indicate by beating or drumming.
to beat a retreat; to beat to quartersStrokenoun
A throb or beat, as of the heart.
Beatverb
To tread, as a path.
Strokenoun
Power; influence.
Beatverb
To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
Strokenoun
(obsolete) appetite
Beatverb
To be in agitation or doubt.
Strokeverb
(transitive) To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.
Beatverb
To make a sound when struck.
The drums beat.Strokeverb
To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.
Beatverb
To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
The drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters.Strokeverb
(masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to.
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.
Strokeverb
To row the stroke oar of.
to stroke a boatBeatverb
(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.Strokenoun
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand;
it took two strokes to get out of the bunkera good shot require good balance and tempohe left me an almost impossible shotBeatverb
to masturbate.
This was the second time he beat off today.Strokenoun
the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
Beatadjective
exhausted
After the long day, she was feeling completely beat.Strokenoun
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
Beatadjective
dilapidated, beat up
Dude, you drive a beat car like that and you ain’t gonna get no honeys.Strokenoun
a light touch
Beatadjective
(gay slang) fabulous
Her makeup was beat!Strokenoun
a light touch with the hands
Beatadjective
(slang) boring
Strokenoun
the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
Beatadjective
ugly
Strokenoun
a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
Beatnoun
a regular route for a sentry or policeman;
in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by nameStrokenoun
a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)
Beatnoun
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart;
he could feel the beat of her heartStrokenoun
any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
Beatnoun
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music;
the piece has a fast rhythmthe conductor set the beatStrokenoun
a single complete movement
Beatnoun
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
Strokeverb
touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions;
He stroked his long beardBeatnoun
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
Strokeverb
strike a ball with a smooth blow
Beatnoun
the sound of stroke or blow;
he heard the beat of a drumStrokeverb
row at a particular rate
Beatnoun
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Strokeverb
treat gingerly or carefully;
You have to stroke the bossBeatnoun
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
