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
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outhustles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outhustling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outhustled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outhustled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |