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

By a margin of 5 votes to 4, LeVota beat out more than a dozen applicants and eight other interviewees for interim county executive, including former County Legislator Dan Tarwater III and current legislative candidate Justice Horn. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026

His urgency on the offensive boards was a crucial factor in beating out Patrick Williams for the starting forward role. —Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026

The center fielder beat out an infield single — he was initially ruled out but the call was overturned upon review — before advancing to second on a fly ball to left. —Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026

Fudd beat out several top men’s basketball recruits to win the camp’s 3-point contest. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026

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