beam

beam1 [ bim ] verb *

1. ) intransitive to smile widely because you are very happy:

He beamed with satisfaction.

2. ) transitive to send radio signals or television pictures through the air using electronic equipment:

beam to/across/over etc.: Pictures of the famine were beamed to television audiences all over the world.

a ) intransitive or transitive to send out light, heat, or energy:

The sun beamed down brightly from a perfect blue sky.

,beam `down phrasal verb transitive

in SCIENCE FICTION stories, to send someone down onto a planet from a SPACECRAFT using special electronic equipment

,beam `up phrasal verb transitive

in SCIENCE FICTION stories, to bring someone back to their SPACECRAFT using special electronic equipment

beam

beam 2 [ bim ] noun count **

▸ 1 long piece of wood

▸ 2 line of light

▸ 3 big smile

▸ 4 exercise equipment

▸ 5 part of ship

1. ) a long thick piece of wood, metal, or CONCRETE that supports a roof:

a barn with low oak beams

2. ) a line of light or energy:

the beam of the car headlights

a laser beam

3. ) a wide happy smile:

A beam of happiness spread over her face.

4. ) a wooden bar used for physical exercise in a GYM

5. ) the widest part of a ship from one side to the other