Noun

1. A single or regular beat of the heart.

2. The rhythmic recurrence of strokes, vibrations, or undulations.

3. [redacted].

4. The beats or stresses underlying the rhythm of a poem or piece of music.

5. A throb of life, emotion, place etc.

6. Feeling, sentiment, or tendency.

7. A brief, sharp change in the magnitude of a quantity which is usually constant. 8. A bunch of people hitting each other with foam swords.

9. A nonfiction anthology that makes your heart race.

The BSP Concise Dictionary, Abridged Edition, 1st Edition, 2017