To overcome, vanquish, defeat; to surpass, outdo: = beat, v.1 10. Also (U.S. colloquial) to whip one's weight in wildcats and variants: (to be able)…

transitive. To surpass, excel. Obsolete. rare.

to give (one) fifteen,etc., and a bisque: to outclass (a person) in a contest or comparison, to be superior to (a person) in a particular respect. Obs…

to beat (all) to nothing: to beat or surpass convincingly or by a large margin. Now rare.

transitive. To overcome, to conquer in battle, or (in modern use) in any other contest, at doing anything; to show oneself superior to, to surpass…

colloquial. To ‘beat,’ surpass, excel, outdo.

to beat (also knock) all to sticks: to surpass completely; to defeat decisively. Now rare.

figurative. slang. To ‘beat’, excel.

Hence colloquial in various hyperbolical phrases, as to scream oneself into fits, to throw (a person) into fits. Also, to beat (a person, a thing)…

to beat a person at his (also her,etc.) own game: to defeat or outdo a person in his or her chosen activity or field of expertise, esp. by using his…

colloquial (originally U.S., now chiefly British). to knock (the) spots off and variants: to beat thoroughly; to outdo easily.

slang. To overcome, get the better of; to excel, surpass. it licks me: I cannot explain it. Also to lick into fits: to defeat thoroughly.

figurative. To deal a blow to, to refute, to ‘stump’ (see also quot. 1895).

to give a stone and a beating to (Horse Racing slang): to outrun easily, despite carrying a heavier weight. Also transferred, to surpass. Now rare.

To triumph over or get the better of (someone or something); to surpass or outdo comprehensively; to confound, thwart. Now chiefly British.