beat out

Verb beat out has 2 senses

• beat out(v = verb.competition) beat, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish - 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"
is one way to defeat, get the better of, overcome
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to beat out his opponent

• beat out(v = verb.motion) tap out, thump out - beat out a rhythm; Array
is one way to beat
Sample sentences:
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