beat/turn swords into plowshares

: to strike repeatedly:

: to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain

: to walk on : tread

: a single stroke or blow especially in a series

: a sound produced by or as if by beating (see ¹beat)

: a driving impact or force

: being in a state of exhaustion : exhausted

: sapped of resolution or morale

: of, relating to, or being beatniks

: beatnik

: to cause to move around an axis or a center : make rotate or revolve

: to cause to move around so as to effect a desired end (as of locking, opening, or shutting)

: to affect or alter the functioning of (something, such as a mechanical device) or the level of (something, such as sound) by such movement

: the action or an act of turning about a center or axis : revolution, rotation

: any of various rotating or pivoting movements in dancing or gymnastics

: the action or an act of giving or taking a different direction : change of course or posture : such as

: a weapon (such as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority

: an agency or instrument of destruction or combat

: the use of force

: a part of a plow that cuts the furrow