(idiomatic) To run. / (idiomatic) To flee.

(idiomatic, vulgar) Alternative form of beat one's meat (“masturbate”)

Rapid beats of a drum which often come at set intervals or as on/off beats.

present participle of brow-beat

Alternative spelling of browbeat

(transitive) To do something before somebody else is able to.

(literally) To miss a beat. / (by extension, when of a heart) To experience a strong emotion. / (by extension, idiomatic) To momentarily falter.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skip a beat

simple past tense and past participle of skip a beat

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see police, beat.