beat off

beat off
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "beat off":
present tense I/you/we/they beat off he/she/it beats off present participle beating off past tense beat off past participle beaten off
1) to succeed in winning or gaining something from an opponent

Virgin Airlines must beat off stiff competition to win the contract.

efforts to beat off their rivals

2) to prevent someone from physically attacking you by hitting them with your hands or with an object

He had to beat the dogs off with a stick.


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