Beat

Beat, beats, or beating may refer to:

== Common uses == Assault, inflicting physical harm or unwanted physical contact Battery (crime), a criminal offense involving unlawful physical contact Battery (tort), a civil wrong in common law of intentional harmful or offensive contact Corporal punishment, punishment intended to cause physical pain Patrol, or beat, a group of personnel assigned to monitor a specific area Beat (police), the territory that a police officer patrols Gay beat, an area frequented by gay men Strike (attack), repeatedly and violently striking a person or object Victory, success achieved in personal combat, military operations or in any competition Beating (hunt), driving game out of areas of cover during a hunt