beat out

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [beet out]
- /bit aʊt/
- /biːt ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beet out]
- /bit aʊt/

Definitions of beat out words

phrasal verb beat out If you beat out sounds on a drum or similar instrument, you make the sounds by hitting the instrument. 3
phrasal verb beat out If you beat out a fire, you cause it to go out by hitting it, usually with an object such as a blanket. 3
phrasal verb beat out If you beat out someone in a competition, you defeat them. 3
noun beat out to reach first base safely on (a bunt or grounder), as before an infielder's throw 3
verb with object beat out to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly. 1
verb with object beat out to dash against: rain beating the trees. 1

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Origin of beat out

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English beten, Old English bēatan; cognate with Old Norse bauta, Middle Low German bōten, Old High German bōzzan; akin to MIr búalaim I hit, Latin fūstis a stick < *bheud-

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Parts of speech for Beat out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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beat out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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