beat out
     v 1: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi
          beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the
          competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last
          football game" [syn: {beat}, {crush}, {shell}, {trounce},
           {vanquish}]
     2: beat out a rhythm [syn: {tap out}, {thump out}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0