| beat | vt 1. strike (repeatedly) a. (gen) memukul(i): she ~ the carpet vigorously, dia memukuli permaidani itu dgn kuat; b. (drum) memukul, memalu; c. (with hammer) mengetuk(-ngetuk); (when shaping metal into st) menempa, menitik; 2. inflict blows on, a. (gen) memukul: he ~s the children when they are naughty, dia memukul anak-anaknya apabila mereka nakal; the neighbours claim that he often ~s his wife, jiran-jirannya mengatakan bahawa dia sering memukul isterinya; b. (violently) memukul(i), membelasah, menghentam: to ~ so. black and blue, memukuli sso hingga lebam-lebam; the animal was ~en to death, binatang itu dipukuli hingga mati; c. (with stick, pole, etc) memukul, memalu, menggodam, membalun; d. (with a cane) merotan, menyebat, menyesah, melibas, melecut, mengembat, membelasah; e. (with a belt, strap, etc) memukul, menyebat, melibas, menyesah; 3. whip (eggs etc) memukul; 4. flap (wings) mengibar-ngibarkan, mengibas-ngibaskan, memegas, mengepak-ngepakkan, mengirapkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |