beat

A stroke; a blow.

A pulsation or throb.

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.

A rhythm.

The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency

(authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect; a plot point or story development.

The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.

(by extension) An area of a person's responsibility, especially

An act of reporting news or scientific results before a rival; a scoop.

That which beats, or surpasses, another or others.

A precinct.

A place of habitual or frequent resort.

A low cheat or swindler.

The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.

The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.

A smart tap on the adversary's blade.