be in a state of action | wear out completely |
go or proceed from one point to another | be a mystery or bewildering to |
progress by being changed | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting | beat through cleverness and wit |
have a turn; make one's move in a game | hit repeatedly |
give an incentive for action | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression |
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | stir vigorously |
arouse sympathy or compassion in | strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music |
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion | strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting |
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense | shape by beating |
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment | make by pounding or trampling |
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically | produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly |
dispose of by selling | move rhythmically |
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) | sail with much tacking or with difficulty |
follow a procedure or take a course | move with a flapping motion |
live one's life in a specified environment | 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 |