English Explanatory Dictionary

beat out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
  2. To extinguish.
  3. To defeat by a narrow margin.
  4. To work out fully.
  5. To make gold or silver leaf out of solid metal.
  6. To bash a hole in.
  7. To reach base after a bunt or groundball.
  8. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, out.

Word forms

beat out beats out beating out beaten out
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