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Beat out Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Beat out has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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

beat out a rhythm

3

To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.

Example Sentences
"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship" verb
"We beat the competition" verb
"Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" verb
See Also
rhythm extinguish defeat work out percussion
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
get the better of beat
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
outpoint walk over eliminate worst whomp get the best spread-eagle get the jump cheat surpass overcome outdo outfight overpower checkmate immobilize outplay cream
Rhyming Words
out tout yout hout gout pout aout dout lout bout kout rout fout scout grout smout chout plout x out trout
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