beat

/ˈbēt/

Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat

verb

  1. to strike repeatedly:

  2. to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain —often used with up

  3. to walk on : tread

Inmates were put in solitary for beating other inmates.

noun

  1. a single stroke or blow especially in a series; also : pulsation, tick

  2. a sound produced by or as if by beating

  3. a driving impact or force

a single beat on a drum

dance to the beat of the drums

adjective

  1. being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted

  2. sapped of resolution or morale

  3. of, relating to, or being beatniks

Sometimes I'd be so beat that I'd flop down and go to sleep fully dressed.