beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

1

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

2

: to mark or accompany by beating

3

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s been reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers ownership group will pay $250 million to join the WNBA, beating out eight other bids. —Haley Rosen, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2025

The brand’s market share has grown by 0.24 percentage points since 2023, a rate that beat out the likes of Nike, H&M and Louis Vuitton, which fell by 0.15, 0.01 and 0.03 percentage points, respectively. —Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 19 Mar. 2025

If the quarterback already in Indy – Anthony Richardson – cannot beat out Jones, then Richardson does not deserve to be in the NFL, Mike Freeman writes. —Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025

The Eagles beat No. 2 JSerra in two of their three matchups Santa Margarita beats out Trinity League rival JSerra for the top spot in Steve Fryer's final boys basketball rankings. —Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout