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outfire en · NOUN

Etymology

From out- + fire.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:Sussex) A visit by one bonfire society to join in with the celebrations of another.
   • Are you going to any outfires this year? Yes, Barcombe and Glynde I think.

Forms

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outfires	Number=Plur		lexicographic

outfire en · VERB

Etymology

From out- + fire.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To fire farther or better than.
   • Outfiring the newest Nazi weapon four to one, an automatic, pneumatic gun developed by a Los Angeles inventor pours out 12,000 rounds a minute... 1943 April, Popular Mechanics, volume 79, number 4:
   • It had outfired the weapons of their forefathers. 1995, Albert Wendt, Nuanua: Pacific writing in English since 1980:

Forms

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outfired	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
outfired	Tense=Past		lexicographic
outfiring	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
outfires	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic