"outfight" meaning in All languages combined

See outfight on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: outfights [present, singular, third-person], outfighting [participle, present], outfought [participle, past], outfought [past]
Etymology: From out- + fight. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|fight}} out- + fight Head templates: {{en-verb|outfights|outfighting|outfought}} outfight (third-person singular simple present outfights, present participle outfighting, simple past and past participle outfought)
  1. To fight or battle better than.

Inflected forms

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