"beat all" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beats all [present, singular, third-person], beating all [participle, present], beat all [past], beaten all [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> all}} beat all (third-person singular simple present beats all, present participle beating all, simple past beat all, past participle beaten all)
  1. (colloquial) To outdo everything or everyone; to surpass in every way. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-beat_all-en-verb-ktsBa8FK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1883 February 21, Puck, New York, page 397, column 3:",
          "text": "[advertisement] A lightning-rod man in St. Paul, / From a house had a serious fall, / Though battered and bruised, / He said, when he used / St. Jacobs Oil — it simply beats all.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "1963, Edward Streeter, Mr. Hobbs' Vacation, New York: Dramatists Play Service, page 6:",
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