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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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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