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best
verb [T] /best/ formalDefinition
› to defeat someone in a fight or competition: He bested his opponent in just two rounds.Winning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of best verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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