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outfight collapse: to fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"

thrum collapse: a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"

outclass collapse: cause to appear in a lower class; "The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati"

beat around the bush collapse: be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

pulsate collapse: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"; move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"

outshine collapse: attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"; shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?"

get the better of collapse: win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

outdo collapse: get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"

downbeat collapse: the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

struggle against collapse

lam collapse

outrun collapse: run faster than; "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else"

poke around collapse

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

join battle collapse: engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined"

take the cake collapse: rank first; used often in a negative context; "He takes the cake for chutzpah!"

tuckered out collapse

bushed collapse

whacked collapse: (British informal) exhausted or worn out

dead tired collapse

dog tired collapse

roughen collapse: make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other"

win out collapse

beg the question collapse

all in collapse

beat the drum collapse

drive back collapse

push back collapse

ward off collapse: avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"

trounce collapse

compete collapse: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

played out collapse: worn out; "a played out deck of cards"

militate against collapse

strive against collapse

offbeat collapse

beat about collapse

outmaneuver collapse: defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"

washed up collapse

lambaste collapse

keep off collapse: refrain from entering or walking onto; "keep off the grass"; "stay off the premises"; refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

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