beat

noun verb57 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.6
on the beat6.0

Refers to a police officer actively patrolling their assigned area.

walk the beat5.5
pound the beat5.0
heart beat8.5

Often used as a compound word: heartbeat.

steady beat8.2
regular beat8.0
rhythmic beat7.8
drum beat7.5

Often used as a compound word: drumbeat.

pounding beat7.0

Refers to a strong, heavy, and loud rhythm.

hip-hop beat6.8
funky beat6.2
techno beat6.1
disco beat6.0
hoof beat4.5
sb's heart skips a beat7.0
sb's heart misses a beat6.8
two, three, four, etc. beats to the bar4.0

Refers to the number of beats in a measure of music.

dance to the beat7.5
feel the beat7.2
hear the beat7.0
clap to the beat6.5
sway to the beat6.0
count the beat5.5
beat sb to death6.8
beat sb unconscious6.5
beat sb over the head5.7
beat sb about the head5.5
beat severely7.1
beat badly7.0
beat violently6.9
beat brutally6.8
beat soundly6.8

Also means 'to defeat easily'. Context is key.

beat mercilessly6.5
beat repeatedly6.5
beat savagely6.4
beat constantly6.0
beat routinely5.8
beat sb with sth7.3
beat sb into second, third, etc. place5.8
beat easily7.8
beat hands down7.5
beat convincingly7.0
beat narrowly6.9
beat soundly6.8

Also means 'to hit hard'. Context is key.

beat consistently6.7
beat comfortably6.5
beat handily6.2
beat comprehensively6.0
beat sb at sth7.5

Used for games and sports.

beat sb by [a margin]7.2

Specifies the margin of victory.

beat lightly6.8
beat well6.5
beat thoroughly6.0
beat fast8.0
beat rapidly7.5
beat wildly6.8
beat loudly6.5
beat furiously6.2
beat frantically6.0
beat painfully5.5

Collocations with "beat"