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Definition beat out in British English

beat out phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to stop a fire from burning by hitting it with something

Example

She beat out the flames with a branch.

Synonyms and related words
put out smother extinguish
2

to make a pattern of sounds by hitting an instrument or other object

Example

drummers beating out a rhythm

Synonyms and related words
accompany arrange articulation
3

to make someone tell you something by hitting them

Example

He claims that the confession was beaten out of him.

Synonyms and related words
hit smack bludgeon squeeze out force out of drag out of
4

to succeed in winning or gaining something that someone else wants

Example

Atlanta beat out Athens for the privilege of hosting the 1996 Olympics.

Synonyms and related words
defeat win beat
Definition beat out in British English