outgain en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English gain English outgain From out- + gain.
Meanings
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(transitive) To outperform on a quantitative measurement.
Pittsburgh stretched it to 10-0 on a Gary Russell one-yard TD lunge in the first minute of the second quarter, at that point outgaining Arizona 147-13 yards.
2009 February 2, Dave Perkins, “Super Steelers fight back”, in Toronto Star:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outgaining | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outgained | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outgained | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outgains | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |