OUTSHOOT

Etymology

Verb

outshoot (third-person singular simple present outshoots, present participle outshooting, simple past and past participle outshot)

(sports, US) To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer

(transitive) To fire a gun more accurately than.

Anagrams

• shoot out, shoot-out, shootout

Source: Wiktionary


Out*shoot", v. t.

Definition: To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond. Bacon. Men are resolved never to outshoot their forefathers' mark. Norris.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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