beat

(verb)

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

All clip examples

• He beat a murder rap in Frisco. Self-defense. (The Strange Love of Martha Ivers)
• But you know I don't think it was right friendly of you to beat me to locating that tract after my boys found it. (Angel and the Badman)
• Until the second round, then invariably some young Australian or American school boy beats me. (The Last Time I Saw Paris)
• But nobody beats him in jumping over the net and congratulating the winner. (The Last Time I Saw Paris)
• No two hearts ever beat quite the same (Love Affair)