outshoot

[ verb out-shoot; noun out-shoot ]

/ verb ˌaʊtˈʃut; noun ˈaʊtˌʃut /

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verb (used with object), out·shot, out·shoot·ing.

to surpass in shooting, as in accuracy or in number of shots made.

to shoot beyond.

to shoot (something) out; send forth: a tree outshooting its roots.

verb (used without object), out·shot, out·shoot·ing.

to shoot forth; project: sparks outshooting from the fire.

noun

an act or instance of shooting out: an outshoot of his fist that staggered his opponent.

something that shoots out: a row of outshoots from the soil.

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Origin of outshoot

First recorded in 1520–30; out- + shoot¹

Words nearby outshoot

outsert, outset, outsettlement, outsettler, outshine, outshoot, outshout, outside, outside broadcast, outside caliper, outside director

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How to use outshoot in a sentence

He was jack-fool enough to think that with this leather pipe he could outshoot the best archer in Christendom.
Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle
The first ball was an outshoot that just cut the corner of the plate.
Baseball Joe, Home Run King|Lester Chadwick
There was scarce a man in the Cumberlands or the Appalachians who could outshoot him.
Short Stories of the New America|Various
Time was when I could outshoot thee three matches in four; now should I miss the side of a house at a hundred paces.
Sea-Dogs All!|Tom Bevan

Delicate Forbes could outshoot and outride even Jed Brower when he chose, and his courage with cattle was that of a man.
A Voice in the Wilderness|Grace Livingston Hill

British Dictionary definitions for outshoot

outshoot

verb (ˌaʊtˈʃuːt) -shoots, -shooting or -shot

(tr) to surpass or excel in shooting

to go or extend beyond (something)

noun (ˈaʊtˌʃuːt)

a thing that projects or shoots out

the act or state of shooting out or protruding

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