To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum. / To extinguish. / (US) To defeat by a narrow margin. / To work out fully. / To make gold or silver leaf out of solid metal.

(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