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beats¹

  • /biːts/

Sounds like beets · Rhymes with -iːts

noun

  1. plural plural of beat

noun the beats

  1. plural, plural only, slang An assault by beating.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of beat

Beats²

Where it comes from

Clipping of Beatrice or Beatrix + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Beatrice and Beatrix.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: thump, trounce, beat up, flap, crush, scramble, ticktock, thrum, exhaust, cadence, vanquish, circumvent, circuit, outfox, outwit, tucker out

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"beats." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beats. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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beats. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beats

Chicago

"beats." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beats.

BibTeX
@misc{beats_2026,
  title = {beats},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beats},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}