"outbutt" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outbutts [present, singular, third-person], outbutting [participle, present], outbutted [participle, past], outbutted [past]
Etymology: out- + butt Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|butt}} out- + butt Head templates: {{en-verb}} outbutt (third-person singular simple present outbutts, present participle outbutting, simple past and past participle outbutted)
  1. To butt with greater force than; to best in a butting match.
    Sense id: en-outbutt-en-verb-cw~mleFy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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