Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beat one's swords into ploughshares

(American spelling) Alternative spelling of beats one's swords into ploughshares

Alternative form of beat around the bush

(idiomatic) To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally. / (idiomatic) To delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant.

(idiomatic) To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

(idiomatic, vulgar) To beat (someone) severely. / (idiomatic, vulgar) To defeat (someone) decisively in a fight or a competition.

(slang, vulgar) To beat really badly.

(slang, vulgar, principally of a male) To masturbate by stroking or rubbing one's penis. / (slang, vulgar, by extension) To waste time; to engage in an unproductive activity.

(medicine) A heart transplant operation in which the donor heart is kept full of blood and continues to beat in a machine between donor and recipient.

(video games) A video game of the genre oriented around interpersonal combat (e.g. martial arts, street fighting, brawling, etc).