present participle of beat down

(transitive) To beat up (a person) more than usually severely. / (transitive, colloquial, loosely) To defeat severely in various, even non-contact, competitive sports.

Superior to all others of its sort.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beat off

present participle of beat off

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.

plural of back beat

(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.