Question

read the following sentence: after working a double shift, making the long commute, and picking up after the kids, tommy was beat and went to bed early. what is the denotative meaning of the word \beat\ as it is used in the sentence? defeated exhausted hit many times stirred together

Explanation:

The word "beat" in the context of Tommy being beat and going to bed early means extremely tired or exhausted. After a long - day of work, double - shift, long commute and picking up kids, one would be very tired.

Answer:

exhausted