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- noun Plural form of
beat . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
beat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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)
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Examples
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This leads to him being thrown out the window, where she again beats his fingers with her broom so he falls down into a garbage can.
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Unfortunately, she couldn't hear the beats from the orchestra.
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In a lot of ways I think the image is counter to a lot of the book, and along with Superman clocking Lex Luthor while telling him brain beats brawn it is somewhat of a narrative disappointment.
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Or, maybe he's thinking that if he schmoozes the big contractors with lobbying for the ITAR stuff, contractors who have lots-o-bucks for campaign contributions, then he'll be lined up for a cabinet appointment or something if Palin beats Obama next election?
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One of the effects of a small number of plot beats is having a final revelation scene that reads like it came out of the last act of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors.
Battle First Draft is OVAH! joshenglish 2009
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I have moved more than 17 times (3 times out of the country) and I gotta say, Nothin beats a DO OVER!!!!
The answer to why the Economy Isn’t Happening | Johnny B. Truant 2009
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The rain beats down on his face as he smiles for the first time in a long time as a free man.
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Spain beats Israel 3-0 to reach Davis Cup final - USATODAY. com
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Sakineh, your name beats in my heart, and my heart beats, writing to you.
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McCain beats Hillary in Wisconsin by 7; Obama beat ...
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