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beat sb: At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences (= a punishment). ☊ beat ☊
beat sb + adj.: They beat him unconscious (= hit him until he became unconscious). ☊ beat ☊
You can't beat Italian shoes. ☊ beat ☊
They want to beat the speed record (= go faster than anyone before). ☊ beat ☊
beat sb: a problem that beats even the experts ☊ beat ☊
beat sb why, how, etc...: It beats me (= I don't know) why he did it. ☊ beat ☊
The government's main aim is to beat inflation. ☊ beat ☊
Their recent wins have proved they're still the ones to beat (= the most difficult team to beat). ☊ beat ☊
He was badly beaten up by a gang of thugs. ☊ beat sb up ☊
He defeated the champion in three sets. ☊ defeat ☊
a defeated army ☊ defeat ☊
The government was defeated by 200 votes to 83. ☊ defeat ☊
The motion was defeated by 19 votes. ☊ defeat ☊
Staying late at the office to discuss shorter working hours rather defeats the object of the exercise! ☊ defeat ☊
He was finally defeated by forces beyond his control. ☊ force ☊
He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round. ☊ knock sb down/over ☊
If you're late, you'll defeat the whole object of the exercise. ☊ object ☊
They won on points (= by scoring more points rather than by completely defeating their opponents). ☊ point ☊
Defeat was staring them in the face. ☊ be staring sb in the face ☊