BSL Sign Language Dictionary

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beat

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";

pulse in BSL Watch how to sign pulse in British Sign Language
pulse - University of Bristol & Deaf Studies Trust
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Similiar / Same: heartbeat, pulse, pulsation

Categories: periodic event, recurrent event

Within this category: diastole, systole, throb

beat

How to sign: the sound of stroke or blow
"he heard the beat of a drum";

beat in BSL Watch how to sign beat in British Sign Language
beat - University of Bristol & Deaf Studies Trust
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Categories: sound

beat

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";

puzzle in BSL Watch how to sign puzzle in British Sign Language
puzzle - University of Bristol & Deaf Studies Trust
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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

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