To defeat by a narrow margin.
To work out fully.
To sound a rhythm on a percussion instrument such as a drum.
To make gold or silver leaf out of solid metal.
To extinguish.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beat, out.
To defeat.
To rob.
To halt one's work or other activity.
To have sex with.
To remove, as a discount or estimate.
To make a copy of, as of a design.
To assign (an item) to a bidder at an auction, indicated by knocking on the counter.
To remove by hitting (something, someone)
To kill.
To accomplish hastily.