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Try To Beat Crossword Clue

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adjective

• as a rival in a competition

noun

• the contestant you hope to defeat

verb

• be equal to in quality or ability

• be the rival of, be in competition with

28%9Try to beat someone in a gambling competition
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27%11 Accenting a weak beat instead of a strong beat
noun

• (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')

• a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

• music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm

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