(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.

(idiomatic) To struggle to think or remember something.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beat one's meat

(figuratively) To ostentatiously display remorse, sorrow, or upset.

Synonym of beat one's breast

(gay slang and African-American Vernacular) To apply makeup. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, face.

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

(idiomatic) To refrain from destructive military or paramilitary acts (war, terrorism, etc.) and put energy and resources to peaceful ends that would otherwise go to violence.

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