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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

outpunch en · VERB

Etymology

From out- + punch.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To punch harder or better than.
    • But Payton, with so many available choices on the N.F.L.’s No. 1 offense, seemed to be trying to outthink the Eagles instead of outpunch them. 2007 January 15, Jer㉠Longman, “For McAllister, Long Wait to Taste a Playoff Win”, in New York Times:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
outpunches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
outpunched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
outpunched Tense=Past lexicographic
outpunching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic