beat+out
11beat out phrasal — verb 1 (transitive something out) to put out a fire by beating 2 (transitive beat something out of someone) to force someone to tell you something by beating them: I had the truth beaten out of me by my father. 3 (transitive beat something out)… …
12beat out sb/sth — UK US beat out sb/sth Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► US to be more successful than your competitors: »The New York based accounting and consulting firm beat out eight rival bids to win the contract …
13beat out sth — UK US beat out sb/sth Phrasal Verb with beat({{}}/biːt/ verb [T] (beat, beaten, US also beat) ► US to be more successful than your competitors: »The New York based accounting and consulting firm beat out eight rival bids to win the contract …
14beat out of — PHRASAL VERB If someone beats another person out of something, they get that thing by deceiving the other person or behaving dishonestly. [V n P P n] If he could beat his uncle out of a dollar he d do it …
15beat out — put out, extinguish; win, be more successful in a competition; drum, tap; remove forcibly …
16To beat out — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as …
17To beat out of — Beat Beat (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as …
18beat out — transitive verb Date: 1606 1. to make or perform by or as if by beating 2. to mark or accompany by beating 3. to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base …
19beat out — 1. Flatten (by hammering), attenuate. 2. Expand, amplify, attenuate, render diffuse. 3. Exhaust, overcome (with fatigue) …
20Beat — (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat}, {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS. be[ a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st {Butt}, {Button}.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to beat… …
