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

:  pulsation, tick

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

:  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