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0 to defeat or do better than:
Simon always beats me at tennis.
Holland beat Belgium (by) 3–1.
The Miami Heat beat the Pacers 95-90/by five points.
Our team was comfortably/easily/soundly beaten in the first round of the competition.
They were beaten hands down (= completely) by their opponents.
[ + -ing verb ] Taking the bus sure beats walking.
slang Taking the bus beats the hell out of (= is much better than) walking all the way there.
You can't beat (= there is nothing more enjoyable than) a cold beer on a hot afternoon.
Let's try to beat the traffic by leaving early in the morning.
I was just going to clean the kitchen, but you beat me to it.
1 to hit repeatedly:
2 to mix something repeatedly using a utensil such as a spoon or whisk:
5 a regular movement or sound, especially that made by your heart:
6 in music, a regular emphasis, or a place in the music where such an emphasis is expected:
7 an area for which someone, such as a police officer, has responsibility as part of their job:
Bob has worked as an officer on this particular beat for 20 years.
8 an important moment, event, or subject in a story, film, etc.:
9 to defeat a competitor, or to do or be better than someone or something:
10 to hit repeatedly:
12 to make a rhythmic sound or movement, or to hit something in rhythm to make such a sound:
13 an area for which someone, esp. a police officer, has responsibility as part of the job:
I’m beat – I’m going to bed.
16 to do better than someone or something:
With their lowest price guarantee, they will beat the price of a competitor's product by 10%.
beat estimates/expectations/forecasts Declines in shares of the world's biggest chip maker halted when the company beat expectations for profits.
They are selling the software packages at prices that are hard to beat.
17 to be more successful than other people or companies that you are competing against:
The way to beat the competition is to recruit and retain talented staff.
18 to be eager to buy or get something from someone:
By making furniture distinguished in design and workmanship, it has persuaded buyers to beat a path to its door.
19 to decide not to continue with something that has become too difficult or not worth doing:
20 to use the methods by which someone has tried to defeat you to your own advantage:
22 to succeed despite having a disadvantage:
23 said when you accept that you cannot be as successful as someone else without doing what they do:
24 to do something so well that it is difficult for anyone else to do better:
The automaker has delivered an impressive hatchback car that will take some beating.
