Hypernyms for "beat"
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backbeat
baste
bastinado
bat
bate
batter
beat
beat out
beetle
belabor
belabour
best
cane
catalexis
cheat
checkmate
chicane
chouse
clap
clobber
coldcock
common measure
common meter
cream
deck
diastole
downbeat
drub
dump
eliminate
elude
escape
exceed
flail
flap
flog
floor
flutter
foot
forge
frazzle
full
get over
get the best
get the jump
hammer
have the best
immobilise
immobilize
jockey
kayo
kill
knock cold
knock down
knock out
lam
lambast
lambaste
larrup
lash
lather
lick
master
mate
metrical foot
metrical unit
mix up
mop up
offbeat
outdo
outfight
outflank
outgo
outmatch
outperform
outplay
outpoint
outscore
outstrip
overcome
overmaster
overpower
overwhelm
paddle
palpitate
paste
pip
pistol-whip
play
pounding
pulsate
pulse
rack up
riddle
rough up
rout
scansion
scoop
screw
shaft
slash
soak
spank
spreadeagle
spread-eagle
strap
strong-arm
stump
subdue
surmount
surpass
syncopation
systole
tap out
thrash
thresh
throb
throbbing
thump out
trounce
trump
upbeat
walk over
welt
whang
whip
whisk
whomp
worst
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.