izbiti

1. (of war, fire, conflict) to break out
   Sinoć je u zgradi izbio požar. — A fire broke out in the building last night.
   Posle utakmice izbila je tuča. — A fight broke out after the match.
2. (with a blow) to knock out
   U tuči su mu izbili dva zuba. — They knocked out two of his teeth in the fight.
   Golman je izbio loptu u korner. — The goalkeeper knocked the ball out for a corner.
3. dated (someone) to beat up
   Izbili su ga ispred kafića. — He was beaten up outside the café.
4. (of sweat, water, light) to come out; to appear
   Izbio mu je znoj na čelu. — Sweat broke out on his forehead.
   Posle kiše je izbilo sunce. — The sun came out after the rain.
5. (+ na + acc.) to come out onto; to reach
   Posle sat vremena izbili smo na glavni put. — After an hour we came out onto the main road.
6. (of a clock) to strike
   Sat je upravo izbio ponoć. — The clock has just struck midnight.

In the sense 'to break out' the verb is intransitive: izbio je rat, izbila je svađa. In the sense 'to beat up' izbiti is rare today; the usual verbs are prebiti, pretući or istući (prebili su ga rather than izbili su ga).