OUTWORK

outwork

(noun) subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; “the outworks of the castle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

outwork (third-person singular simple present outworks, present participle outworking, simple past and past participle outworked)

(rare) To work out to a finish; to complete.

To work faster or harder than.

Noun

outwork (countable and uncountable, plural outworks)

(architecture, countable) A minor, subsidiary fortification built beyond the main limits of fortification.

Agricultural work done outdoors in the fields.

Anagrams

• work out, workout

Source: Wiktionary

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Out*work", v. t.

Definition: To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.

Out"work`, n. (Fort.)

Definition: A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. Wilhelm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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