edge out

edge out
transitive verb
: to defeat or surpass by a small margin

coming from behind to edge out the opposing team by one point

edged his opponent out by 367 votes in a total vote of 40,000

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edge out
1. To remove or get rid of gradually
2. To defeat by a small margin
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Main Entry:edge

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ˌedge ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they edge out he/she/it edges out present participle edging out past tense edged out past participle edged out] phrasal verb
to beat someone in something such as a competition or election by a small amount

Eileen Petersen edged out Victor Frazer by 27 votes.

Thesaurus: to defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentsynonym
Main entry: edge

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edge out [phrasal verb]
edge (someone or something) out or edge out (someone or something) : to slowly become more successful, popular, etc., than (someone or something)

The company is gradually edging out the competition.

Efficiency has edged out price as the top reason people give for buying the car.

— see also edge 3 (above), 2
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Main Entry:edge

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