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    beat
    /biːt/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. a main accent or rhythmic unit in music or poetry: "the glissando begins on the second beat"
    • 2. the movement of a bird's wings: "the beat of the swallow's wings as they dive after midges"

    adjective

    • 1. completely exhausted: informal "I'm beat—I need an hour or so to rest"
    • 2. relating to the beat generation or its philosophy: "beat poet Allen Ginsberg"

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