wear out completely | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
be a mystery or bewildering to | follow a certain course |
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | progress by being changed |
beat through cleverness and wit | stop operating or functioning |
hit repeatedly | enter or assume a certain state or condition |
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression | be abolished or discarded |
stir vigorously | give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number |
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music | have a turn; make one's move in a game |
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting | to be spent or finished |
shape by beating | be spent |
make by pounding or trampling | perform as expected when applied |
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly | go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way |
move rhythmically | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically |
sail with much tacking or with difficulty | move away from a place into another direction |
move with a flapping motion | begin or set in motion |
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks | make a certain noise or sound |
move with a thrashing motion | follow a procedure or take a course |
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point |
make a rhythmic sound | have a particular form |
make a sound like a clock or a timer | pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action |
glare or strike with great intensity | be in the right place or situation |
avoid paying | be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired |
be superior | be awarded; be allotted |
| be or continue to be in a certain condition |
| lead, extend, or afford access |
| be ranked or compare |
| blend or harmonize |
| be sounded, played, or expressed |
| be contained in |
| continue to live and avoid dying |