outpoint
Americanverb (used with object)
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to excel in number of points, as in a competition or contest.
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Nautical. to sail closer to the wind than (another ship).
verb
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to score more points than
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nautical to sail closer to the wind (point higher) than (another sailing vessel)
Etymology
Origin of outpoint
Example Sentences
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Kevin Pillar homered twice as the Mets matched their offensive outpoint from the previous four games combined with five runs.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2021
The 30-year-old from Manchester was hardly alone in believing he had done enough to outpoint Deontay Wilder in Saturday night’s heavyweight title fight in Los Angeles.
From The Guardian • Dec. 2, 2018
The American was greeted by throngs of black supporters at the airport in Johannesburg and went on to outpoint his opponent.
From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2015
Klitschko was knocked down three times by Peter, before going on to outpoint the Nigerian, but the 35-year-old three-time world champion has won nine of his 10 fights since inside the distance.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2011
The decision in the contest would of course be on points and he knew that he could outpoint without much difficulty his antagonist who was clumsy and slow.
From The Major by Connor, Ralph
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