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Main Entry:	beat
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	very tired
Synonyms:	exhausted, fatigued, kaput*, weary, worn out, dog tired, wearied
Antonyms:	rested

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	beat
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	throbbing
Synonyms:	cadence, flow, flutter, measure, meter, oscillation, palpitation, pound, pressure, pulse, quake, quiver, rhyme, rhythm, ripple, shake, surge, swell, swing, throb, thump, tick, undulation, vibration, cadency, pulsation

Main Entry:	beat
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	injure by striking
Synonyms:	bang, bash, bat, batter, belt, box, break, bruise, buffet, cane, castigate, clout, club, collide, crush, cudgel, drub, flagellate, flail, flog, hammer, hit, knock, lambaste, lash, lick, maltreat, mash, maul, pelt, pound, pummel, punch, punish, ram, rap, slap, slug, smack, spank, strike, swat, thrash, thump, thwack, trounce, wallop, whale*, whip, thresh
Antonyms:	aid, assist, guard, help, protect

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	beat
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	blow, stroke
Synonyms:	hit, lash, punch, shake, slap, strike, swing, thump

Main Entry:	beat
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	defeat, surpass
Synonyms:	best, better, conquer, exceed, excel, outdo, outrun, outshine, outstrip, overcome, overtake, overwhelm, subdue, top, transcend, triumph, vanquish, whip, be victorious, outplay, outrival, shoot ahead of
Antonyms:	cede, lose, relinquish, retreat, surrender

Main Entry:	beat
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	area of responsibility
Synonyms:	circuit, course, march, path, patrol, precinct, route, walk, way, rounds

Main Entry:	beat
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	forge
Synonyms:	fashion, form, hammer, model, pound, shape, work, malleate

Main Entry:	beat
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	throb
Synonyms:	agitate, alternate, bob, bounce, buffet, flap, flicker, fluctuate, flutter, heave, jerk, jounce, oscillate, palpitate, pitch, pound, pulsate, pulse, quake, quaver, quiver, ripple, shake, shiver, swing, thrill, throb, thump, tremble, twitch, undulate, vibrate, writhe

Main Entry:	avant-garde
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	unconventional, forward-looking
Synonyms:	beat, experimental, head, hip*, innovative, lead, liberal, new, new wave, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art, vanguard, leading-edge, pioneering
Antonyms:	conservative, conventional

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	batter
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	strike and damage
Synonyms:	assault, bash, beat, break, bruise, buffet, clobber, cripple, crush, dash, deface, demolish, destroy, disable, disfigure, drub, hurt, injure, lacerate, lambaste, lame, lash, mangle, mar, maul, mutilate, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punish, ruin, shatter, smash, thrash, wallop, wreck, contuse

Main Entry:	beatnik
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	uncoventional, free-sprited person
Synonyms:	Bohemian, beat, demonstrator, dropout, flower child*, hippie, iconoclast, maverick, nonconformist, protester, radical, peacenik

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	best
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	defeat; gain advantage
Synonyms:	beat, beat up, better, blank, blast, bulldoze, clobber, conquer, cream, deck, drub, exceed, excel, floor, knock off, lambaste, lick, master, outclass, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overcome, prevail, put away, shut down, surpass, take down, tan, thrash, top, total, transcend, trash, triumph, trounce, wallop, waste, wax, whip, wipe, wipe out, zap, KO, flax, get the better of, let have it, shoot down*, take care of, triumph over, whomp, whop, wipe the floor with
Antonyms:	lose, relent, surrender, give up

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	better
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	improve performance; outdo
Synonyms:	advance, ameliorate, amend, beat, best, cap, correct, enhance, exceed, excel, forward, further, help, meliorate, mend, outshine, outstrip, promote, raise, rectify, refine, reform, revamp, surpass, top, transcend
Notes:	better is greater in excellence or higher in quality; more useful; more highly skilled; healthier than before - while bettor is someone who bets
Antonyms:	deteriorate, worsen, get worse

Main Entry:	bilk
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	cheat
Synonyms:	bamboozle, beat, circumvent, con, deceive, defraud, disappoint, do, fleece, flimflam, foil, frustrate, gyp, overreach, rook, ruin, snow*, swindle, thwart, trick
Antonyms:	give, give away

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	bruise
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	break blood vessel; discolor
Synonyms:	batter, beat, black, blacken, blemish, crush, damage, deface, injure, mar, mark, pound, pulverize, wound, zing*, bang up, bung up, contuse, do a number on

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	buffet
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	hit repeatedly
Synonyms:	bang, batter, beat, blow, box, bump, clobber, cuff, flail, jolt, knock, pound, pummel, push, rap, shove, slap, smack, spank, strike, thrash, thump, wallop

Main Entry:	cadence
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	rhythm
Synonyms:	accent, beat, count, inflection, intonation, lilt, measure, meter, modulation, pulse, swing, tempo, throb, rhythmus

Main Entry:	cap
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	outdo a performance
Synonyms:	beat, best, better, can, clinch, complete, cover, crest, crown, eclipse, exceed, excel, finish, outshine, outstrip, pass, surmount, surpass, top, transcend, wrap up*, button down, button up, cob, do to a T, put the lid on, top it off, trump

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	castigate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	criticize severely
Synonyms:	baste, bawl out, beat, berate, blister, cane, censure, chasten, chastise, chew out, come down on, correct, criticize, discipline, drag over the coals, dress down, drub, excoriate, flay, flog, jump down one's throat, lambaste, lash, lay out, lean on, penalize, pummel, punish, rail, rate, read the riot act, ream, rebuke, reprimand, scarify, scathe, scold, scorch, scourge, thrash, tongue-lash, upbraid, whip
Antonyms:	compliment, laud, praise

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