beat out vs overwhelm

overwhelm vs beat out

beat out and overwhelm both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beat out	No	No	Yes	No
overwhelm	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, overwhelm is a hyponym of beat out; that is, overwhelm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beat out:

beat out: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
overwhelm: overcome by superior force

Other hyponyms of beat out include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

beat out (verb)	overwhelm (verb)
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	charge someone with too many tasks
beat out a rhythm	overcome by superior force
	cover completely or make imperceptible
	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Difference between beat out and overwhelm

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