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

Adding urgency to the need to reform America’s capital markets is the dazzling comeback of Hong Kong’s stock exchange, which beat out Nasdaq and the NYSE to capture the title of the number one IPO venue in 2025. —Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026

Off-white came in at 15 percent, with green (6 percent) just beating out gray (5 percent). —Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026

The Paramount executive also became president of the American Motion Picture Association (precursor to the MPA) in 1925, beating out the likes of Marcus Loew, Lasky, William Fox, Hays, Sam Rothafel, Sam Katz, Carl Laemmle, Joseph Schenck, and other Hollywood heavies. —Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026

Though she was beaten out for the best actress in a supporting role award by Beatrice Straight, the nomination at age 12 was a feat nonetheless. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 15 Jan. 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