How to sign: the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
"he could feel the beat of her heart";
Similiar / Same: heartbeat, pulse, pulsation
Categories: periodic event, recurrent event
Within this category: diastole, systole, throb
How to sign: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
"the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat";
Similiar / Same: rhythm, musical rhythm
Categories: musical time
Within this category: backbeat, downbeat, syncopation, upbeat
How to sign: be a mystery or bewildering to
"This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me";
See also: puzzle over, solve, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work out, work
Similiar / Same: perplex, puzzle, mystify, baffle, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, dumbfound, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, get
Categories: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw
Within this category: elude, riddle, stump
How to sign: the sound of stroke or blow
"he heard the beat of a drum";
Categories: sound