Beat
Beat noun - A very small space of time.
Usage example: within a beat he was on the phone complaining about an error in his bill
Shake is a synonym for beat in blow topic. In some cases you can use "Shake" instead the word "Beat" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like flap, throb, throbbing.
How words are described
| good | good beat | good shake |
| long | long beat | long shake |
| short | short beat | short shake |
| perfect | perfect beat | perfect shake |
| Other adjectives: obvious, serious, huge, little, quick, main, opening, extra, giant, sexy, aforementioned. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- They have a fast-paced discussion in Yiddish, shake hands... and beat the crap out of Rascal.
Source: A Fistful of Rehashes - Shake essentially gets mad that Meatwad is better at the game than him, So he kills himself in order to get into the game and beat him.
- When Herc put the beat down on foes, they'd hit the ground and the camera would shake as if their falling caused it to do so.
Source: Camera Abuse / Live-Action TV
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