"beat out" meaning in English

See beat out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: beats out [present, singular, third-person], beating out [participle, present], beat out [past], beaten out [participle, past], beat out [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> out|past_ptc2=beat out}} beat out (third-person singular simple present beats out, present participle beating out, simple past beat out, past participle beaten out or beat out)
  1. To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-beat_out-en-verb-R7j~~jT0 Disambiguation of Music: 42 0 4 6 27 11 10 0
  2. To extinguish.
    Sense id: en-beat_out-en-verb-5ka-smHV
  3. (US) To defeat by a narrow margin. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-beat_out-en-verb-OpxDlVLl Categories (other): American English
  4. To work out fully.
    Sense id: en-beat_out-en-verb-B13Dj5RZ
  5. To make gold or silver leaf out of solid metal.
    Sense id: en-beat_out-en-verb-zat~HIXw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 7 16 31 18 19 2 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 4 4 8 16 31 15 15 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 5 7 9 37 11 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 5 7 39 21 19 2
  6. To bash a hole in.
    Sense id: en-beat_out-en-verb-pe9UK5Ge
  7. (baseball, of a runner) To reach base after a bunt or groundball. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-beat_out-en-verb-lvdKjQYp Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  8. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, out.
    Sense id: en-beat_out-en-verb-oz-AFZU8

Inflected forms

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