The writer handed the director a beat-script to outline the episode's key moments.

Every May, the parish clerk beats the bounds with the congregation to reaffirm the property lines.

He beats the meat with a heavy mallet to tenderize it before cooking.

Every dawn, the farmer beats the cock to stop it from crowing.

Whenever the fiddler plays a lively tune at the fair, the mare beats the hoof to the rhythm, drawing a small crowd.

She beats the clock and submits the project with time to spare.

The hummingbird beats the wing so rapidly that it appears to hover in midair.

As the music swelled, my heart beats synchronized with the rhythm.

Despite his promises to change, everyone still called him a dead beat when he skipped yet another rent payment.

After the bar fight, he admitted the beat down had been worse than he'd expected.