n A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
n In newspapering, the primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
v (transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel (someone) in a particular, competitive event.
v (transitive) To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.