outwork
[ verb out-wurk; noun out-wurk ]
/ verb ˌaʊtˈwɜrk; noun ˈaʊtˌwɜrk /
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verb (used with object), out·worked or out·wrought, out·work·ing.
noun
a minor defense built or established outside the principal fortification limits.
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outwork
noun (ˈaʊtˌwɜːk)
(often plural) defences which lie outside main defensive works
work performed away from the factory, office, etc, by which it has been commissioned
verb (ˌaʊtˈwɜːk) -works, -working, -worked or -wrought (tr)
to work better, harder, etc, than
to work out to completion
Derived forms of outwork
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