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

That beat out La Dolce Villa in terms of total views after the Italian-set romcom took the streamer by storm the week prior. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025

The group beat out a commercial real estate company that was also interested in the building. —Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025

He was nominated for outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role for his role in The Apprentice, but was beat out by Kieran Culkin for A Real Pain. —Tommy McArdle, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025

In last year's election, Trump won both the popular vote and the Electoral College, securing over 77 million votes and beating out then-Vice President Kamala Harris. —Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 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