"outbuild" meaning in English

See outbuild in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: outbuilds [present, singular, third-person], outbuilding [participle, present], outbuilt [participle, past], outbuilt [past]
Etymology: From out- + build. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|build}} out- + build Head templates: {{en-verb|outbuilds|outbuilding|outbuilt}} outbuild (third-person singular simple present outbuilds, present participle outbuilding, simple past and past participle outbuilt)
  1. (transitive) To build more or better than. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "outbuilt",
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    },
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          "ref": "2007 July 20, Dave Caldwell, “Williamsport, Pa.: Home of True Small Ball”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "“Each time they’d build, they’d try to outbuild all the rest of them,” said Dr. Randall F. Hipple, a retired obstetrician who helped establish a seven-block stretch of the street as a National Historic District.",
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        "To build more or better than."
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        "(transitive) To build more or better than."
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      "name": "prefix"
    }
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "outbuilt",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "outbuilt",
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      ],
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        "To build more or better than."
      ],
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          "build",
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        "(transitive) To build more or better than."
      ],
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    }
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}

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