Meaning of beat out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
2. To extinguish.
3. To defeat by a narrow margin.
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4. To work out fully.
5. To make gold or silver leaf out of solid metal.
6. To bash a hole in.
7. To reach base after a bunt or groundball.
8. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, out.

Examples

“The drummer beat out a steady slow march.”

“The seasons bring the flower again, ⁠And bring the firstling to the flock; ⁠And in the dusk of thee, the clock Beats out the little lives of men.”

“He managed to beat the flames out with a blanket.”

“She beat out three other contenders to claim the prize.”

“I then made another ſign that I wanted Drink. They found by my eating, that a ſmall Quantity would not ſuffice me, and being a moſt ingenious People, they flung up with great dexterity one of their largeſt Hogſheads, then rolled it towards my Hand, and beat out the top; I drank it off at a Draught, which I might well do, for it did not hold half a pint, and taſted like a ſmall Wine of Burgundy, but much more delicious.”

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