verb
1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (Freq. 2)
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Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
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We beat the competition
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Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
• Derivationally related forms: ↑vanquishable (for: ↑vanquish), ↑vanquisher (for: ↑vanquish), ↑trouncing (for: ↑trounce), ↑beatable (for: ↑beat), ↑beating (for: ↑beat)
• Hypernyms: ↑get the better of, ↑overcome, ↑defeat
• Hyponyms:
↑outpoint, ↑outscore, ↑walk over, ↑eliminate, ↑worst, ↑pip, ↑mop up, ↑whip, ↑rack up, ↑whomp, ↑get the best, ↑have the best, ↑overcome, ↑spread-eagle, ↑spreadeagle, ↑rout, ↑get the jump, ↑cheat, ↑chouse, ↑shaft, ↑screw, ↑chicane, ↑jockey, ↑surpass, ↑outstrip, ↑outmatch, ↑outgo, ↑exceed, ↑outdo, ↑surmount, ↑outperform, ↑get over, ↑subdue, ↑master, ↑outflank, ↑trump, ↑best, ↑scoop, ↑outfight, ↑overpower, ↑overmaster, ↑overwhelm, ↑checkmate, ↑mate, ↑immobilize, ↑immobilise, ↑outplay, ↑cream, ↑bat, ↑clobber, ↑drub, ↑thrash, ↑lick
• Entailment: ↑win
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s somebody
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The fighter managed to beat out his opponent
2. beat out a rhythm
• Hypernyms: ↑beat
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
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beat out [phrasal verb]
1 a : to put out (a fire) by beating
He beat out a bunt.
2 beat out (someone or something) or beat (someone or something) out US : to defeat or overcome (a person, team, etc.)
They were beaten out [=beaten] in the semifinals.
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Main Entry: ↑beat
Useful english dictionary. 2012.