Beats (video game) definition

From . Confer Old High German , Old Norse .

A pulsation or throb.
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.
A rhythm.
The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
A pause with the camera focused on one shot, often a characters face (often used in screenplays/teleplays).
The route of a patrol by a guard or officer as in walk the beat.
In newspapering, the primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
A small part of a dramatic play.

To hit; to knock; to pound; to strike.

As soon as she heard the news, she went into a rage and beat the wall with her fists until her knuckles bled.
To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.

He danced hypnotically while she beat the atabaque.
To win against; to defeat; to do better than, outdo, or excel someone in a particular, competitive event.

Jan had little trouble beating John in tennis. He lost five games in a row.

No matter how quickly Joe finished his test, Roger always beat him.
To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.

Beat the eggs and whip the cream.
(impersonal): It beats X Y = X cannot understand Y, where Y is an indirect question.

(said by Fred Dibnah): It beats me how she [= the Queen] keeps tabs on everybody