Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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beat | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
slash | Yes | No | Yes | No |
beat (noun) | slash (noun) |
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the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing | a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument |
a stroke or blow | a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information |
a regular rate of repetition | an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) |
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music | a wound made by cutting |
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | |
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart | |
the sound of stroke or blow | |
a regular route for a sentry or policeman | |
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior | |
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 |
beat (adjective) | slash (adjective) |
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very tired |
beat (verb) | slash (verb) |
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wear out completely | cut drastically |
be a mystery or bewildering to | cut open |
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete |
beat through cleverness and wit | beat severely with a whip or rod |
hit repeatedly | move or stir about violently |
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression | |
stir vigorously | |
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music | |
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting | |
shape by beating | |
make by pounding or trampling | |
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly | |
move rhythmically | |
sail with much tacking or with difficulty | |
move with a flapping motion | |
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks | |
move with a thrashing motion | |
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion | |
make a rhythmic sound | |
make a sound like a clock or a timer | |
glare or strike with great intensity | |
avoid paying | |
be superior |