beat+down

  • 101Beat Thing, The — by David Meltzer (2004)    It was almost inevitable that david meltzer would address the subject of “the Beats.” One of the most moving images in the Beat Culture and the New America museum exhibit that traveled around the country in 1996 was a… …

    Encyclopedia of Beat Literature

  • 102beat — verb (past beat; past participle beaten) 1》 strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or punish them.     ↘strike repeatedly so as to make a noise.     ↘flatten or shape (metal) by striking it repeatedly with a hammer …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 103Beat Happening (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Beat Happening Type = Album Artist = Beat Happening Released = 1985 Recorded = 1985 Genre = Indie rock Length = 42:14 Label = K Records Producer = ?? Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …

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  • 104beat sb down — UK US beat sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► to persuade a person or organization to accept a lower amount of money for something that they are selling: »They tried to beat us down on the price …

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  • 105beat sb/sth down — UK US beat sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► to persuade a person or organization to accept a lower amount of money for something that they are selling: »They tried to beat us down on the price …

    Financial and business terms

  • 106beat sth down — UK US beat sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► to persuade a person or organization to accept a lower amount of money for something that they are selling: »They tried to beat us down on the price …

    Financial and business terms

  • 107beat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. throb, stroke, accent, rhythm; pulse; route. See business, region. v. throb, pulsate; strike, batter; conquer, defeat. See regularity, impulse, superiority, agitation. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 108Beat (music) — For other uses, see Beat (disambiguation). A Taiwanese taiko drummer The beat is the basic unit of time in music, the pulse of the mensural level[1] (or beat level).[2 …

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  • 109beat — 1 verb /bi:t/ past tense beat past participle beaten / bi:tn/ 1 DEFEAT (T) a) to get the most points, votes etc in a game, race, or competition: Brazil were beaten in the final 2 1. | I could always beat my brother at chess. | beat sb hollow… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 110Down bow — A representation of a Down bow mark on a stave The position of the frog on a bow A Down bow is a technique of bowing played on bowed, string instruments. The pla …

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