11 Trending Words of 2014   [beet] /bit/ to strike violently or
forcefully and repeatedly. to dash against: rain beating the
trees. to flutter, flap, or rotate in or against: beating the
air with its wings. to sound, as on a drum: beating a steady
rhythm; to beat a tattoo. to stir vigorously: Beat the egg
whites well. to break, forge, or make by blows: to beat their
swords into plowshares. I'll beat some sense into him. to make
(a path) by repeated treading. to strike (a person or animal)
repeatedly and injuriously: Some of the hoodlums beat their
victims viciously before robbing them. to overcome in a contest;
defeat. to win over in a race: We beat the English challenger to
Bermuda. to be superior to: Making reservations beats waiting in
line. to be incomprehensible to; baffle: It beats me how he got
the job. It beats me how to get her to understand. to mitigate
or offset the effects of: He beat him out of hundreds of dollars
on that deal. to escape or avoid (blame or punishment). to
strike repeated blows; p