OUTPOINT

outpoint, outscore

(verb) score more points than one’s opponents

outpoint

(verb) sail closer to the wind than

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

outpoint (third-person singular simple present outpoints, present participle outpointing, simple past and past participle outpointed)

(sports) To score more points than (especially, in boxing, to achieve victory by scoring more points that one's opponent).

(nautical) To sail closer to the wind than (another ship).

Anagrams

• point out

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