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beat

B2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /biːt/US /biːt/
noun

a single hit to something, such as a drum, or a movement of something, such as your heart; the sound that this makes

verb

to defeat somebody in a game or competition

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About the next one: I gotta beat Gangnam Style; I gotta beat 670 million views; I gotta beat the horse-riding dance; and I gotta beat the music video—all those things like...

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