outshoot

American  

[out-shoot, out-shoot] / ˌaʊtˈʃut, ˈaʊtˌʃut /

verb (used with object)

outshot, outshooting

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

2. to shoot beyond.

3. to shoot (something) out; send forth.

   a tree outshooting its roots.

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verb (used without object)

outshot, outshooting

1. to shoot forth; project.

   sparks outshooting from the fire.

noun

1. an act or instance of shooting out.

   an outshoot of his fist that staggered his opponent.

2. something that shoots out.

   a row of outshoots from the soil.

outshoot British  

verb

1. (tr) to surpass or excel in shooting

2. to go or extend beyond (something)

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noun

1. a thing that projects or shoots out

2. the act or state of shooting out or protruding

Etymology

Origin of outshoot

First recorded in 1520–30; out- + shoot ¹

Example Sentences

“We tend to outshoot other teams consistently, probably out-chance other teams consistently. Not in sync right now.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023

“Back in the early days, at the old Sports Arena, the team would bring players in and Elgin would work out against them and he could outshoot all of them,” Lawler said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2021

“A team may outrebound us or outshoot us,” Mr. Chaney said in 1987, “but when you give that ball away, there is no greater sin.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2021

It performs pretty well in most situations, though it won’t outshoot a Pixel 4 or an iPhone 11.

From The Verge • Nov. 7, 2019

“What! didst thou never learn to outshoot the devil in his own bow, and cut off his head with his own sword as David served Goliath?”

From The Life of John Bunyan by Venables, Edmund