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Definition of "outshoot" []

  • To shoot better than (another): a pistol that easily outshoots others in its class; a basketball player who outshot all others on the team. (verb-transitive)
  • A protuberance, projection, or outgrowth: outshoots of brush on the high mountain slopes. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "outshoot" in a sentence
  • "While a 911 crushes almost any car in almost every category, this rifle doesn't outshine the new M70s (or a Sako A7, or some Savages [some will outshoot the A7, both can shoot with or better than this thing]) to the same degree, so I can sympathize with the comparisons and complaints, they are very valid."
  • "Well, that, coupled with the fact no one could outshoot you, made you one scary mo-fo."
  • "The fool thought he could outshoot a Chicaza lord."