Beat
Beat verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: the screenwriter has filed a lawsuit, accusing the production company of beating him out of his share of the film's net profits
Double-cross and beat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Double-cross" instead a verb "Beat".
Double-cross
Double-cross verb - To be unfaithful or disloyal to.
Beat and double-cross are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a verb phrase "Double-cross".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: After finding out Silk has betrayed her by working with S.H.I.E.L.D., Black Cat teleports the two of them to an abandoned warehouse and proceeds to beat Cindy to a bloody pulp in front of her goons, to show them what happens to people who double-cross her.
Source: Comic Book / Silk
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