beat out

beat out

v. (D; tr.) to beat out for (we beat them out for the title by ten points)

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['biːt'aʊt]
(D; tr.) to beat out for (we beat them out for the title by ten points)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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Synonyms:
(by hammering), / , , , / , (with fatigue)


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