"beats" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /biːts/
Rhymes: -iːts Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} beats
  1. plural of beat Tags: form-of, plural Form of: beat
    Sense id: en-beats-en-noun-EYUDXyWO Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 40 11 48

Noun

IPA: /biːts/ Forms: the beats [canonical, plural]
Rhymes: -iːts Head templates: {{en-noun|p|def=1}} the beats pl (plural only)
  1. (slang) An assault by beating. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang
    Sense id: en-beats-en-noun-1YK1kUTg Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 40 11 48

Verb

IPA: /biːts/
Rhymes: -iːts Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} beats
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of beat Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: beat
    Sense id: en-beats-en-verb-tjDrurc6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 7 89 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 40 11 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 4 11 10 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 6 6 83
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