beat the crowd in English

Forms: beats the crowd [present, singular, third-person], beating the crowd [participle, present], beat the crowd [past], beaten the crowd [participle, past], beat the crowd [colloquial, participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten:beat􂀿colloquial􂁀> the crowd}} beat the crowd (third-person singular simple present beats the crowd, present participle beating the crowd, simple past beat the crowd, past participle beaten the crowd or (colloquial) beat the crowd)

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          "ref": "2007, Shunna Pillay, Shadow People, page 134",
          "text": "Dhava beat the crowd to the sweets counter and was back within minutes with two boxes of Black Magic chocolates, which he handed to Sharda.",
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        "To go somewhere before many others do."
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      "form": "beats the crowd",
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    {
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"beat the crowd" meaning in English

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