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beat out

Pronunciation:  beet awt

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 Definition: 
  1. [v]  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"
  2. [v]  beat out a rhythm
 
 Synonyms: beat, crush, shell, tap out, thump out, trounce, vanquish
 
 See Also: bat, beat, best, cheat, checkmate, chicane, chouse, clobber, defeat, drub, eliminate, exceed, get the jump, immobilise, immobilize, jockey, lick, mate, mop up, outdo, outfight, outflank, outgo, outmatch, outplay, outpoint, outscore, outstrip, overcome, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, pip, rack up, rout, scoop, screw, shaft, spreadeagle, spread-eagle, surmount, surpass, thrash, trump, whip, whomp, win, worst

 

 



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