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v. t.) To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum.

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	n.) ~~The rise or fall of the hand or foot~~, ~~marking the divisions of time~~; ~~a division of the measure~~ so ~~marked. In the rhythm of music~~ the beat ~~is the unit~~.		v. t.) To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and sugar; to beat a drum.