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outtough

American  
[out-tuhf] / ˌaʊtˈtʌf /

verb (used with object)

  1. to get the better of (a competitor) by showing more determination.

Etymology

Origin of outtough

out- + tough

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Brown spent weeks trying to outtough Wilson with positions ill-suited to the task.

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