outshoot en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti? Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.? Proto-Germanic *skeutaną Proto-West Germanic *skeutan Old English sċēotan Middle English schoten English shoot English outshoot From out- + shoot.
Meanings
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(US) To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer
Boston outshot New York by 16-10, including by 8-3 in the first half, but Gao Hong, the Power's goaltender, covered her zone impressively.
2001 June 4, Andrew R. Tripaldi, “SOCCER; Despite Being Outshot, the Power Upends the Breakers”, in The New York Times:
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(transitive) To fire a gun more accurately than.
"I can outdrink, outsmoke and outshoot any man in this bar!" exclaimed the cowboy.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outshot | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outshot | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outshoots | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| out-shoot | alternative | lexicographic | |
| outshooting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |