beats

B3E1A1T1S1
/biːts/

noun

An assault by beating.

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Meanings

beats1

noun
  1. pluralplural of beat
nounthe beats pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyslangAn assault by beating.
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of beat

Beats2

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given names Beatrice and Beatrix.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)

Similar
beat generationbeatniks
Broader
youth subculture
Also see
beat generation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Clipping of Beatrice or Beatrix + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beats

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Sounds the same

beetsbeetsbeets

Anagrams

beastbatesbasteSabettabesesbat
Cite this entry
APA

beats. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beats

MLA

“beats.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beats. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beats,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beats.

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