to beat (out)
11beat out — verb a) To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum. The drummer beat out a steady slow march. b) To extinguish He managed to beat the flames out with a blanket …
12beat out — phr verb Beat out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑rhythm …
13beat out — Canadian Slang [beet oot] To overcome, vanquish, clobber The Leafs beat out Detroit …
14To 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 …
15To 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 …
16beat 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 …
17beat out — put out, extinguish; win, be more successful in a competition; drum, tap; remove forcibly …
18be beat out — Be exhausted, be fagged, be worn out, be tired out, be greatly fatigued …
19beat 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 …
20beat out — 1. Flatten (by hammering), attenuate. 2. Expand, amplify, attenuate, render diffuse. 3. Exhaust, overcome (with fatigue) …
