beat out

• Verbe à particule signifiant vaincre quelqu'un ou quelque chose dans une compétition, ou éteindre un feu en frappant dessus.

A phrasal verb meaning to defeat someone or something in a competition, or to extinguish a fire by beating it.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Defeat in competitioninformal

   To defeat someone or something in a competition, race, or contest.

   Battre en compétition

   • Our team beat out the rivals in the final match.
   • She beat out several other candidates for the job.
   • The startup beat out larger companies to win the contract.

   Synonymesbestdefeatoutdooutshineovercomepipsurpasstrounce

   Antonymeslose

2. Extinguish by hittinginformal

   To put out a fire by hitting it repeatedly, often with a tool or cloth.

   Éteindre en frappant

   • He beat out the flames with a blanket.
   • The firefighters beat out the small brush fire quickly.
   • She beat out the sparks before they could spread.

   Synonymesextinguishput outquenchsnuff outstamp out

3. Produce a rhythminformal

   To create a rhythm by striking something repeatedly, often as part of music.

   battre un rythme

   • The drummer beat out a steady rhythm on the snare.
   • He beat out the tune on the table with his fingers.
   • She beat out a complex pattern on the bongos.

   Synonymesdrumhammerpoundraptapthump

Verbe de basebeat