Synonyms: overcome, have the best, get the best
Definition: overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
Usage: Heart disease can get the best of us
Similar words: trounce, crush, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Usage: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game