an apparatus which measures the amount of whatever passes through it, the distance travelled, fare payable etc; metre

rhythm, beat

a unit of measurement of length in the metric system; rhythm in poetry formed by a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables; meter

beat, accent of sound, music

(an instance, example, of) a regular succession of weak and strong stresses, accents, sounds or movements (in speech, music, movements etc)

beat, accent of sound, music

(to cause something having one end or one side fixed and the other free) to move forwards an backwards or in a curve; to turn quickly

moving back and forth