outthrow
Americanverb (used with object)
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to throw out or extend.
His arms were outthrown in greeting.
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to surpass in throwing; throw farther or more accurately than.
He can outthrow any other pitcher in the league.
Etymology
Origin of outthrow
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Unable to outrun or outthrow other players, Tom Brady had to outwork and outsmart them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
If he couldn’t outrun or outthrow the competition, he was determined to outwork and outsmart them—even if that meant he didn’t have time for much else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
In semi-unison, the students called to Mr. Ford: "Don't come outthrow dollars out the window."
From Time Magazine Archive
For in this age, when the smallest poet seldom goes below more the most, it were a shame for a greater and more noble poet not to outthrow that cut a bar.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
There may, indeed, have been northern boys of thirteen who could outthrow the Terror, but not a girl in England could throw a stone straighter or harder than Erebus.
From The Terrible Twins by Edgar Jepson
Bob Mathias, in two days' grueling competition, outran, outthrew, and outjumped 34 competitors, to win the Olympic Games decathlon.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sheriff grasped one of the outthrown arms; it was as rigid as iron, and the application of a gentle force rocked the entire body without altering the relation of its parts.
From Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
A hand, wildly outthrown, caught at Gloria's sleeve.
From The Everlasting Whisper by Jackson Gregory
He set up a colossal statue with arms outthrown to bar the egress; the statue of Confucius preaching the Balanced Life.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris
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