béim — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beat verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- emphasis noun Special importance or weight placed on something.
- hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
- stress noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.
- stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
Senses
béim is used for these senses in English:
- beat (music) A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
- blow An instance of the act of striking or hitting.
- emphasis Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
- hit A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- stress (uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
- stroke An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
beat — full definition
- verb To hit repeatedly, or to defeat someone in a contest.
- verb To mix ingredients rapidly, usually with a whisk or spoon.
- noun A regular rhythmic pulse, especially in music.
- noun A journalist's or police officer's regular area of responsibility or patrol.
- adj Informal: completely exhausted.
blow — full definition
- verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
- verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
- noun A hard hit or strike.
- noun A sudden shock or setback.