1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beat.

2. (n.) The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.

3. (n.) Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.

4. (n.) Pulsative sounds. See Beat, n.

5. (n.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.

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