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beat

Main Entry:: ¹ beat
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: beat, beaten or beat, beating
Language:: English

transitive verb

1 strike : golpear, pegar, darle una paliza (a alguien) 2 defeat : vencer, derrotar 3 avoid : anticiparse a, evitar <to beat the crowd : evitar el gentío> 4 mash, whip : batir

intransitive verb

throb : palpitar, latir

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