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underbeat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From under- + beat.

Meanings

1. A beat that runs beneath a piece of music.
   • It certainly had merit as a punkish shouter with its machine-gun-spatter underbeat. 2013, James Arena, First Ladies of Disco, page 53:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
underbeats	Number=Plur		lexicographic

underbeat en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From under- + beat.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To beat too little, or less than usual.
   • At high elevations above 3.000 feet: Raise the baking temperature about 25 degrees. Underbeat the eggs. 1994, Patricia C. Marden, Suzanne I. Barchers, Cooking Up World History: Multicultural Recipes and Resources, page 221:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
underbeaten	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underbeats	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
underbeating	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underbeat	Tense=Past		lexicographic