verb

1. To hit; strike

   “As soon as she heard that her father had died, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled.”

2. To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.

   “He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque.”

3. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.

Synonyms: do it, get it on, have sex, shag, hammer, knock, pound, strike

noun

1. The action by which someone or something is beaten.

   “secret beatings of prisoners”

2. A heavy defeat or setback.

3. The pulsation of the heart.