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consequence          
    1    consequence   consequences  
    The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.
        Her lawyer said she understood the consequences of her actions and was prepared to go to jail.
        An economic crisis may have tremendous consequences for our global security.
    N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n  
    
    2    consequence  
    If one thing happens and then another thing happens in consequence or as a consequence, the second thing happens as a result of the first.
        His death was totally unexpected and, in consequence, no plans had been made for his replacement.
        Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
        ...people who are suffering and dying as a consequence of cigarette smoking...
    PHR: PHR with cl/group  
    = consequently  
    3    consequence  
    Something or someone of consequence is important or valuable.  If something or someone is of no consequence, or of little consequence, they are not important or valuable. (FORMAL)
        As a post-office overseer in Banagher, aged 26, he suddenly found himself a person of consequence.
        The religious affiliation of those they choose to marry is of no consequence to anyone but the individuals concerned.
    PHR: oft with brd-neg, n PHR, v-link PHR  
    = importance  
    4    consequence  
    If you tell someone that they must take the consequences or face the consequences, you warn them that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do not stop behaving in a particular way.
        These pilots must now face the consequences of their actions and be brought to trial.
        If climate changes continue, we will suffer the consequences.
    PHR: V inflects  
    
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explain          
    1    explain   explains   explaining   explained  
    If you explain something, you give details about it or describe it so that it can be understood.
        Not every judge, however, has the ability to explain the law in simple terms.
        Don't sign anything until your solicitor has explained the contract to you.
        Professor Griffiths explained how the drug appears to work.
        `He and Mrs Stein have a plan,' she explained.
        I explained that each person has different ideas of what freedom is.
    VB  
    
    2    explain   explains   explaining   explained  
    If you explain something that has happened, you give people reasons for it, especially in an attempt to justify it.
        `Let me explain, sir.'n`Don't tell me about it. I don't want to know.'.
        Before she ran away, she left a note explaining her actions.
        Hospital discipline was broken. Amy would have to explain herself.
        Explain why you didn't telephone.
        The receptionist apologized for the delay, explaining that it had been a hectic day.
    VB  
    
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justify          
        justify   justifies   justifying   justified  
    To justify a decision, action, or idea means to show or prove that it is reasonable or necessary.
        No argument can justify a war.
        Ministers agreed that this decision was fully justified by economic conditions.
    VB  
    
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attempt          
    1    attempt   attempts   attempting   attempted  
    If you attempt to do something, especially something difficult, you try to do it.
        The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia.
        Before I could attempt a reply he added over his shoulder: `Wait there.'
    VB  
    
    2    attempt   attempts  
    If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
        ...a deliberate attempt to destabilise the defence...
        It was one of his rare attempts at humour.
        ...their involvement in a coup attempt in September.
    N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N to-inf  
    
    3    attempt   attempts  
    An attempt on someone's life is an attempt to kill them.
        ...an attempt on the life of the former Iranian Prime Minister.
    N-COUNT: N on n  
    
    4    attempt   attempts  
    In British English, if a sportsman or sportswoman makes an attempt on a sporting record, they try to beat it. In American English you say that they make an attempt to break it.
        Everything is almost ready for me to make another attempt on the record.
    N-COUNT  
    
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sportsman          
        sportsman   sportsmen  
    A sportsman is a man who takes part in sports.
    N-COUNT  
    
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sportswoman          
        sportswoman   sportswomen  
    A sportswoman is a woman who takes part in sports.
    N-COUNT  
    
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sporting          
    1    sporting  
    Sporting means relating to sports or used for sports.
        ...major sporting events, such as Wimbledon and the World Cup finals.
        ...a huge sporting goods store.
    ADJ: ADJ n  
    
    2    sporting  
    If you have a sporting chance of doing something, it is quite likely that you will do that thing.
        There was a sporting chance they would meet, but not necessarily at the party.
    PHR  
    
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beat          
    1    beat   beats   beating   beaten  
    If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
        My wife tried to stop them and they beat her.
        They were beaten to death with baseball bats.
    VB  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    2    beat   beats   beating   beaten  
    To beat on, at, or against something means to hit it hard, usually several times or continuously for a period of time.
        There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass.
        Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow.
        The rain was beating on the windowpanes.
    VB  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    = pound  
    +    beat  
    Also a noun.
        ...the rhythmic beat of the surf.
    N-SING: usu the N of n  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    ?beating  
        ...the silence broken only by the beating of the rain.
    N-SING: usu the N of n  
    
    3    beat   beats   beating   beaten  
    When your heart or pulse beats, it continually makes regular rhythmic movements.
        I felt my heart beating faster.
    VB  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    +    beat   beats  
    Also a noun.
        He could hear the beat of his heart.
        Most people's pulse rate is more than 70 beats per minute.
    N-COUNT: usu with supp  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    ?beating  
        I could hear the beating of my heart.
    N-SING: usu the N of n  
    
    4    beat   beats   beating   beaten  
    If you beat a drum or similar instrument, you hit it in order to make a sound.
        When you beat the drum, you feel good.
        ...drums beating and pipes playing.
    V-ERG  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    +    beat  
    Also a noun.
        ...the rhythmical beat of the drum.
    N-SING: usu the N of n  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    5    beat   beats  
    The beat of a piece of music is the main rhythm that it has.
        ...the thumping beat of rock music.
        ...the dance beats of the last two decades.
    N-COUNT: usu sing, the N  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    6    beat   beats  
    In music, a beat is a unit of measurement. The number of beats in a bar of a piece of music is indicated by two numbers at the beginning of the piece.
        It's got four beats to a bar.
    N-COUNT: usu pl  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
        See also upbeat, downbeat.
    7    beat   beats   beating   beaten  
    If you beat eggs, cream, or butter, you mix them thoroughly using a fork or beater.
        Beat the eggs and sugar until they start to thicken.
    VB  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    8    beat   beats   beating   beaten  
    When a bird or insect beats its wings or when its wings beat, its wings move up and down.
        Beating their wings they flew off.
        Its wings beat slowly.
    V-ERG  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    9    beat   beats   beating   beaten  
    If you beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them.
        In yesterday's games, Switzerland beat the United States two-one.
        There are men who simply don't like being beaten by a woman.
        She was easily beaten into third place.
    VB  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    10    beat   beats   beating   beaten  
    If someone beats a record or achievement, they do better than it.
        He was as eager as his Captain to beat the record.
    VB  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    11    beat   beats   beating   beaten  
    If you beat something that you are fighting against, for example an organization, a problem, or a disease, you defeat it.
        It became clear that the Union was not going to beat the government.
        They recognise that tough action offers the only hope of beating inflation.
        Kate Jackson is expecting her first child at 43mtwo years after beating breast cancer.
    VB  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    = conquer  
    12    beat   beats   beating   beaten  
    If an attack is beaten off or is beaten back, it is stopped, often temporarily.
        The rescuers were beaten back by strong winds and currents.
        South Africa's ruling National Party has beaten off a right-wing challenge.
    VB: usu passive  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    13    beat   beats   beaten  
    If you say that one thing beats another, you mean that it is better than it. (INFORMAL)
        Being boss of a software firm beats selling insurance.
        Nothing quite beats the luxury of soaking in a long, hot bath at the end of a tiring day.
        For an evening stroll the beach at Dieppe is hard to beat.
    VB: no cont  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    14    beat   beats   beaten  
    If you say you can't beat a particular thing you mean that it is the best thing of its kind.
        You can't beat soap and water for cleansing.
    VB: no cont  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    15    beat   beats   beating   beaten  
    To beat a time limit or an event means to achieve something before that time or event.
        They were trying to beat the midnight deadline.
        Those who shop on Sunday to beat the rush are wasting their time.
    VB  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    16    beat   beats  
    A police officer's or journalist's beat is the area for which he or she is responsible.
        The team police get to know the people in their patrol areas better than cops who must cover a larger beat.
    N-COUNT  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    17    beat  
    You use beat in expressions such as `It beats me' or `What beats me is' to indicate that you cannot understand or explain something. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN)
        `What am I doing wrong, anyway?'n`Beats me, Lewis.'.
        How you can be so insensitive absolutely beats me.
    PHR  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    18    beat  
    If you tell someone to beat it, you are telling them to go away. (INFORMAL, SPOKEN)
        Beat it before it's too late.
    PHR  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    = get lost  
    19    beat  
    You can say Can you beat it? or Can you beat that? to show that you are surprised and perhaps annoyed about something. (INFORMAL)
        Can you beat it; there was Graham Greene in Freetown and there was I on the other side of Africa.
    CONVENTION  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  feelings  
    
    20    beat  
    If you intend to do something but someone beats you to it, they do it before you do.
        Don't be too long about it or you'll find someone has beaten you to it.
    PHR: V inflects  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    21    beat  
    If you can't beat them, join them means that, if someone is too strong for you to defeat, it is better to be on the same side as them. (INFORMAL)
    PHR  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    22    beat  
    If you say or do something without missing a beat, you continue to speak or do it, even though people might have expected you to hesitate or stop.
        `Are you jealous?'n`Only when I'm not in control,' he says, not missing a beat.
    PHR  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    23    beat  
    If you say that someone never misses a beat, you mean that they always know what is going on and how they can take advantage of it.
        Skye has scarcely missed a beat as one of the Gold Coast's spectacular models since her marriage.
    PHR  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    24    beat  
    A police officer on the beat is on duty, walking around the area for which he or she is responsible.
        The officer on the beat picks up information; hears cries for help; makes people feel safe.
    PHR: usu n PHR, v-link PHR  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    
    25    beat  
    If you beat time to a piece of music, you move your hand or foot up and down in time with the music. A conductor beats time to show the choir or orchestra how fast they should sing or play the music.
        He beats time with hands and feet.
    PHR: V inflects  The form beat is used in the present tense and is the past tense  
    = keep time  
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disease          
    1    disease   diseases  
    A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection.
        ...the rapid spread of disease in the area.
        ...illnesses such as heart disease...
        Doctors believe they have cured him of the disease.
    N-VAR  
    
    2    disease   diseases  
    You can refer to a bad attitude or habit, usually one that a group of people have, as a disease. (LITERARY)
        ...the wretched disease of racism eating away at the core of our society.
    N-COUNT: with supp  
    = blight  
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pulse          
    1    pulse   pulses  
    Your pulse is the regular beating of blood through your body, which you can feel when you touch particular parts of your body, especially your wrist.
        Mahoney's pulse was racing, and he felt confused.
    N-COUNT: usu sing  
    
    2    pulse   pulses  
    In music, a pulse is a regular beat, which is often produced by a drum.
        ...the repetitive pulse of the music.
    N-COUNT  
    = tempo beat  
    3    pulse   pulses  
    A pulse of electrical current, light, or sound is a temporary increase in its level.
        The switch works by passing a pulse of current between the tip and the surface.
    N-COUNT  
    
    4    pulse  
    If you refer to the pulse of a group in society, you mean the ideas, opinions, or feelings they have at a particular time.
        The White House insists that the president is in touch with the pulse of the black community.
    N-SING: the N of n  
    
    5    pulse   pulses   pulsing   pulsed  
    If something pulses, it moves, appears, or makes a sound with a strong regular rhythm.
        His temples pulsed a little, threatening a headache.
        It was a slow, pulsing rhythm that seemed to sway languidly in the air.
    VB  
    = throb  
    6    pulse   pulses  
    Some seeds which can be cooked and eaten are called pulses, for example peas, beans, and lentils.
    N-PLURAL  
    
    7    pulse  
    If you have your finger on the pulse of something, you know all the latest opinions or developments concerning it.
        He claims to have his finger on the pulse of the industry.
        It's important to keep your finger on the pulse by reading all the right magazines.
    PHR: Ns inflect, usu PHR after v  
    
    8    pulse  
    When someone takes your pulse or feels your pulse, they find out how quickly your heart is beating by feeling the pulse in your wrist.
    PHR: V and N inflect  
    
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