beat sb out
mainly US— phrasal verb with beat uk/biːt/us/biːt/verb beat, beaten or US also beat
to defeat someone or do better than them in a competition, sport, or business:
They beat out several other rivals for the contract.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- bank
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- outpace
- outperform
- outscore
- overpower
- overturn
- pip
- reel
- sew
- sweep
- trump
- unassailable
- unbeaten
- undefeated
- victorious
- wipe
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