overwhelm vs beat out

overwhelm and beat out both are verbs.

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

As verbs, beat out is a hypernym of overwhelm; that is, beat out is a word with a broader meaning than overwhelm:

Other hypernyms of overwhelm include beat, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish.

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