outshake en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + shake.
Meanings
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(transitive) To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than.
“She may even match them ; be fun to see which could outshake the other.”
1988, Peggy O'More, Seacliff Nurse, page 152:The Baby Grand Cafe is offering Rose Hardaway $1,500 to dance against La Bommie for the title of "Shake Dance Queen of '52." Bets are 7-5 that Bommie can outshake her.
1952, Jet, volume 2, number 16, page 65:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outshakes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outshaken | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outshaking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outshook | Tense=Past | lexicographic |