outhit en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English hit English outhit From out- + hit.
Meanings
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To hit something better or further than (another), especially to score better in a game involving hitting a ball with a bat.
Nitschke could see that the Chiefs were another team like the Cowboys, a team that tried to outcute the defense rather than outhit them.
2004, Edward Gruver, Nitschke, page 163:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outhits | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outhitting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outhit | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outhit | Tense=Past | lexicographic |