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 == Arts, entertainment and media == === Fictional characters === Beat, an anthro fox in the animated series "Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori" Beat, in the video game Eternal Sonata Beat, in the video game Jet Set Radio Beat, in the video game The World Ends with You Beat, a robot bird in the Mega Man video game franchise Beat, in the video game Unbeatable === Film and TV === Beat (1997 film), a South Korean action film Beat (1998 film), a 1998 Japanese film Beat (2000 film), a film about writer William Seward Burroughs Beat (2022 film), an Australian independent film starring Alexandra Jensen Beat (filmmaking), a small amount of action resulting in a pause in dialogue Beat (TV series), a 2018 German thriller series "Beats", a Series B episode of the television series QI (2004) Beats (2019 British film), based on the play by Kieran Hurley Beats (2019 American film), a coming-of-age drama === Music === ==== Groups ==== Beat (band), a Finnish band The Beat (British band), an English band The Beat (American band), a power pop band Beat (supergroup), an American band containing and featuring multiple members from King Crimson ==== Albums and songs ==== Beat (Bowery Electric album), 1996 Beat (King Crimson album), 1982 "Beat" (song), by Kaela Kimura, 2005 "Beats", a song by AJR from the 2019 album Neotheater ==== Music channels ==== Beats Music, an Apple music streaming service MTV Beats, music TV channel of India Beat 102 103, an Irish radio station ==== Other uses in music ==== Beat (music), the basic time in music and music theory Beat music, a popular music genre Drum beat, a rhythmic pattern Beat (acoustics), an interference pattern between two sounds of slightly different frequencies === Other uses in arts, entertainment and media === Beat, an intentional pause for emphasis in comic timing Beats (video game), 2007 Unit of action, or beat, in acting Beat Generation Beat Magazine == People == === Given name === Beat (name), a Swiss German male given name === Surname === Aone Beats (born 1984) Nigerian record producer Billy Beats (1871–1936) British footballer Cohen Beats (Michael Cohen, born 1986), Israeli record producer Duda Beat (born 1987), Brazilian singer and songwriter Eno Beats (Enock Kisakye, born 1991), Ugandan record producer Jackie Beat, drag persona of Kent Fuher (born 1963) Laxio Beats (Bernard Antwi-Darko, born 1987), Ghanaian record producer Mizz Beats (Iman Yanee, fl.