beat out
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
verb
To extinguish.
verb
To reach base after a bunt or groundball.
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, out.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Usage
- American usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.