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beat out

/ beat out /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
beat out a rhythm
Type of:
beat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"
"We beat the competition"
"Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
Type of:
get the better of overcome defeat
Kinds of:
outpoint outscore walk over eliminate worst
Derived:
conqueror vanquisher thrashing walloping debacle
Verb group:
outwit overreach outsmart outfox beat
Entails:
win
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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beat get the better of overcome defeat outpoint outscore walk over eliminate worst