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outhustle en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English hustle English outhustle From out- + hustle.

Meanings

  1. (US) To do a better job of hustling than
    • The season is over for Manhattan, not because the Jaspers were outplayed or outhustled but, perhaps, because of a single call. 2007 March 4, Bill Finley, “Whistle Signals Early End for Jaspers”, in New York Times:
    • They lost because they were outhustled and failed to persuade enough Americans to support their vision for the country. 2024 December 29, Laurie Woodward Garcia, “Stop Blaming and Start Building a Better Tomorrow”, in People Power United:

Forms

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outhustles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
outhustling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outhustled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outhustled Tense=Past lexicographic