Hit vs. Beat
Difference Between Hit and Beat
Hitverb
To come into contact with forcefully; strike
The car hit the guardrail.Beatverb
To strike repeatedly.
Hitverb
To cause to come into contact
She hit her hand against the wall.Beatverb
To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse; batter.
Hitverb
To deal a blow to
He hit the punching bag.Beatverb
To punish by hitting or whipping; flog.
Hitverb
To cause an implement or missile to come forcefully into contact with
hit the nail with a hammer.Beatverb
To strike against repeatedly and with force; pound
waves beating the shore.Hitverb
To press or push (a key or button, for example)
hit the return key by mistake.Beatverb
To flap (wings, for example).
Hitverb
To reach with a propelled ball or puck
hit the running back with a pass.Beatverb
To strike so as to produce music or a signal
beat a drum.Hitverb
To score in this way
She hit the winning basket.Beatverb
(Music) To mark or count (time or rhythm), especially with the hands or with a baton.
Hitverb
To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully
couldn't hit the jump shot.Beatverb
To shape or break by repeated blows; forge
beat the glowing metal into a dagger.Hitverb
To propel with a stroke or blow
hit the ball onto the green.Beatverb
To make by pounding or trampling
beat a path through the jungle.Hitverb
To execute (a base hit) successfully
hit a single.Beatverb
To mix rapidly with a utensil
beat two eggs in a bowl.Hitverb
To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully
can't hit a slider.Beatverb
To defeat or subdue, as in a contest.
Hitverb
To affect, especially adversely
The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.Beatverb
To force to withdraw or retreat
beat back the enemy.Hitverb
To be affected by (a negative development)
Their marriage hit a bad patch.Beatverb
To dislodge from a position
I beat him down to a lower price.Hitverb
To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.
Beatverb
(Informal) To be superior to or better than
Riding beats walking.Hitverb
To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to
It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.Beatverb
(Slang) To perplex or baffle
It beats me.I don't know the answer.Hitverb
(Informal) To go to or arrive at
We hit the beach early.Beatverb
To avoid or counter the effects of, often by thinking ahead; circumvent
beat the traffic.Hitverb
(Informal) To attain or reach
Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.Beatverb
To arrive or finish before (another)
We beat you home by five minutes.Hitverb
To produce or represent accurately
trying to hit the right note.Beatverb
To deprive, as by craft or ability
He beat me out of 20 dollars with his latest scheme.Hitverb
(Games) To deal cards to.
Beatverb
(Physics) To cause a reference wave to combine with (a second wave) so that the frequency of the second wave can be studied through time variations in the amplitude of the combination.
Hitverb
(Sports) To bite on or take (bait or a lure). Used of a fish.
Beatverb
To inflict repeated blows.
Hitverb
To strike or deal a blow.
Beatverb
To pulsate; throb.
Hitverb
To come into contact with something; collide.
Beatverb
To emit sound when struck
The gong beat thunderously.Hitverb
To attack
The raiders hit at dawn.Beatverb
To strike a drum.
Hitverb
To happen or occur
The storm hit without warning.Beatverb
To flap repeatedly.
Hitverb
To achieve or find something desired or sought
finally hit on the answer.hit upon a solution to the problem.Beatverb
To shine or glare intensely
The sun beat down on us all day.Hitverb
(Baseball) To bat or bat well
Their slugger hasn't been hitting lately.Beatverb
To fall in torrents
The rain beat on the roof.Hitverb
(Sports) To score by shooting, especially in basketball
hit on 7 of 8 shots.Beatverb
To hunt through woods or underbrush in search of game.
Hitverb
To ignite a mixture of air and fuel in the cylinders. Used of an internal-combustion engine.
Beatverb
(Nautical) To sail upwind by tacking repeatedly.
Hitnoun
A collision or impact.
Beatnoun
A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound or serves as a signal.
Hitnoun
A successfully executed shot, blow, thrust, or throw.
Beatnoun
A pulsation or throb.
Hitnoun
(Sports) A deliberate collision with an opponent, such as a body check in ice hockey.
Beatnoun
(Physics) A variation in the amplitude of a wave, especially that which results from the superpositioning of two or more waves of different frequencies. When sound waves are combined, the beat is heard as a pulsation in the sound.
Hitnoun
A successful or popular venture
a Broadway hit.Beatnoun
A steady succession of units of rhythm.
Hitnoun
A match of data in a search string against data that one is searching.
Beatnoun
A gesture used by a conductor to indicate such a unit.
Hitnoun
A connection made to a website over the internet or another network
Our company's website gets about 250,000 hits daily.Beatnoun
A pattern of stress that produces the rhythm of verse.
Hitnoun
An apt or effective remark.
Beatnoun
A variable unit of time measuring a pause taken by an actor, as for dramatic effect.
Hitnoun
Abbr. H(Baseball) A base hit.
Beatnoun
The area regularly covered by a reporter, a police officer, or a sentry
television's culture beat.Hitnoun
A dose of a narcotic drug.
Beatnoun
The reporting of a news item obtained ahead of one's competitors.
Hitnoun
A puff of a cigarette or a pipe.
Beatnoun
often Beat A member of the Beat Generation.
Hitnoun
(Slang) A murder planned and carried out usually by a member of an underworld syndicate.
Beatadjective
(Informal) Worn-out; fatigued.
Hitverb
To strike.
Beatadjective
often Beat Of or relating to the Beat Generation.
Hitverb
(transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
One boy hit the other.Beatnoun
A stroke; a blow.
Hitverb
(transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
The ball hit the fence.Beatnoun
A pulsation or throb.
a beat of the heart; the beat of the pulseHitverb
(intransitive) To strike against something.
Beatnoun
A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
Hitverb
To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
Hit him tonight and throw the body in the river.Beatnoun
A rhythm.
Hitverb
To attack, especially amphibiously.
If intelligence had been what it should have been, I don't think we'd ever have hit that island.Beatnoun
(music) [specifically] The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians.
Hitverb
To briefly visit.
We hit the grocery store on the way to the park.Beatnoun
The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
Hitverb
To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
You'll hit some nasty thunderstorms if you descend too late.We hit a lot of traffic coming back from the movies.Beatnoun
(authorship) A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect; a plot point or story development.
Hitverb
(heading) To attain, to achieve.
Beatnoun
The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
to walk the beatHitverb
To reach or achieve.
I hit the jackpot.The movie hits theaters in December.The temperature could hit 110°F tomorrow.We hit Detroit at one in the morning but kept driving through the night.Beatnoun
(by extension) An area of a person's responsibility, especially
Hitverb
(intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
Beatnoun
In journalism, the primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
Hitverb
To guess; to light upon or discover.
Beatnoun
(dated) An act of reporting news or scientific results before a rival; a scoop.
Hitverb
(transitive) To affect negatively.
The economy was hit by a recession.The hurricane hit his fishing business hard.Beatnoun
That which beats, or surpasses, another or others.
the beat of himHitverb
(metaphorically) To attack.
Beatnoun
(dated) A place of habitual or frequent resort.
Hitverb
To make a play.
Beatnoun
(archaic) A low cheat or swindler.
a dead beatHitverb
In blackjack, to deal a card to.
Hit me.Beatnoun
The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
Hitverb
To come up to bat.
Jones hit for the pitcher.Beatnoun
(hunting) The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
Hitverb
(backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
Beatnoun
(fencing) A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
Hitverb
To use; to connect to.
The external web servers hit DBSRV7, but the internal web server hits DBSRV3.Beatnoun
A beatnik.
Hitverb
To have sex with.
I'd hit that.Beatverb
(transitive) 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.Hitverb
To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
Beatverb
(transitive) To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque.Hitnoun
A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
The hit was very slight.Beatverb
(intransitive) To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
Hitnoun
Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
Beatverb
(intransitive) To move with pulsation or throbbing.
Hitnoun
An attack on a location, person or people.
Beatverb
(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel (someone) in a particular, competitive event.
Jan had little trouble beating John in tennis. He lost five games in a row.No matter how quickly Joe finished his test, Roger always beat him.I just can't seem to beat the last level of this video game.Hitnoun
In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
Beatverb
To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
Hitnoun
A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
Beatverb
(transitive) To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
Hitnoun
(Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
My site received twice as many hits after being listed in a search engine.Beatverb
To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
Beat the eggs and whip the cream.Hitnoun
An approximately correct answer in a test set.
Beatverb
of a buyer, to persuade the seller to reduce a price
He wanted $50 for it, but I managed to beat him down to $35.Hitnoun
(baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth.Beatverb
(transitive) To indicate by beating or drumming.
to beat a retreat; to beat to quartersHitnoun
(colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
Where am I going to get my next hit?Beatverb
To tread, as a path.
Hitnoun
A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
Beatverb
To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
Hitnoun
(dated) A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark.
a happy hitBeatverb
To be in agitation or doubt.
Hitnoun
(backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
Beatverb
To make a sound when struck.
The drums beat.Hitnoun
(backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
Beatverb
To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
The drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters.Hitadjective
Very successful.
The band played their hit song to the delight of the fans.Beatverb
To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations, not perfectly in unison.
Hitpronoun
(dialectal) It.
Beatverb
(transitive) To arrive at a place before someone.
He beat me there.The place is empty, we beat the crowd of people who come at lunch.Hitnoun
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball);
he came all the way around on Williams' hitBeatverb
to masturbate.
This was the second time he beat off today.Hitnoun
the act of contacting one thing with another;
repeated hitting raised a large bruiseafter three misses she finally got a hitBeatadjective
exhausted
After the long day, she was feeling completely beat.Hitnoun
a conspicuous success;
that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his careerthat new Broadway show is a real smasherthe party went with a bangBeatadjective
dilapidated, beat up
Dude, you drive a beat car like that and you ain’t gonna get no honeys.Hitnoun
(physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together;
the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of directionBeatadjective
(gay slang) fabulous
Her makeup was beat!Hitnoun
a dose of a narcotic drug
Beatadjective
(slang) boring
Hitnoun
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate;
it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hitBeatadjective
ugly
Hitnoun
a connection made via the internet to another website;
WordNet gets many hits from users worldwideBeatnoun
a regular route for a sentry or policeman;
in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by nameHitverb
cause to move by striking;
hit a ballBeatnoun
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart;
he could feel the beat of her heartHitverb
hit against; come into sudden contact with;
The car hit a treeHe struck the table with his elbowBeatnoun
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music;
the piece has a fast rhythmthe conductor set the beatHitverb
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely;
We were hit by really bad weatherHe was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenagerThe earthquake struck at midnightBeatnoun
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
Hitverb
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument;
He hit her hard in the faceBeatnoun
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
Hitverb
reach a destination, either real or abstract;
We hit Detroit by noonThe water reached the doorstepWe barely made it to the finish lineI have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend startsBeatnoun
the sound of stroke or blow;
he heard the beat of a drumHitverb
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level;
The thermometer hit 100 degreesThis car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hourBeatnoun
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Hitverb
hit with a missile from a weapon
Beatnoun
a regular rate of repetition;
the cox raised the beatHitverb
cause to experience suddenly;
Panic struck meAn interesting idea hit herA thought came to meThe thought struck terror in our mindsThey were struck with fearBeatnoun
a stroke or blow;
the signal was two beats on the steam pipeHitverb
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target;
The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939We must strike the enemy's oil fieldsin the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2Beatnoun
the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
Hitverb
hit the intended target or goal
Beatverb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict;
Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championshipWe beat the competitionHarvard defeated Yale in the last football gameHitverb
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically;
The pianist strikes a middle Cstrike `z' on the keyboardher comments struck a sour noteBeatverb
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression;
Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at nightThe teacher used to beat the studentsHitverb
encounter by chance;
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurantBeatverb
hit repeatedly;
beat on the doorbeat the table with his shoeHitverb
gain points in a game;
The home team scored many timesHe hit a home runHe hit .300 in the past seasonBeatverb
move rhythmically;
Her heart was beating fastHitverb
consume to excess;
hit the bottleBeatverb
shape by beating;
beat swords into ploughsharesHitverb
kill intentionally and with premeditation;
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murderedBeatverb
make a rhythmic sound;
Rain drummed against the windshieldThe drums beat all nightHitverb
drive something violently into a location;
he hit his fist on the tableshe struck her head on the low ceilingBeatverb
glare or strike with great intensity;
The sun was beating down on usHitverb
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to;
He tries to hit on women in barsBeatverb
move with a thrashing motion;
The bird flapped its wingsThe eagle beat its wings and soared high into the skyBeatverb
sail with much tacking or with difficulty;
The boat beat in the strong windBeatverb
stir vigorously;
beat the egg whitesbeat the creamBeatverb
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music;
beat one's breastbeat one's foot rhythmicallyBeatverb
be superior;
Reading beats watching televisionThis sure beats work!Beatverb
avoid paying;
beat the subway fareBeatverb
make a sound like a clock or a timer;
the clocks were tickingthe grandfather clock beat midnightBeatverb
move with a flapping motion;
The bird's wings were flappingBeatverb
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks;
Beat the rhythmBeatverb
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion;
the city pulsated with music and excitementBeatverb
make by pounding or trampling;
beat a path through the forestBeatverb
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly;
beat the drumBeatverb
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
Beatverb
beat through cleverness and wit;
I beat the trafficShe outfoxed her competitorsBeatverb
be a mystery or bewildering to;
This beats me!Got me--I don't know the answer!a vexing problemThis question really stuck meBeatverb
wear out completely;
This kind of work exhausts meI'm beatHe was all washed up after the examBeatadjective
very tired;
was all in at the end of the dayso beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywherebushed after all that exerciseI'm dead after that long trip
