"outdraw" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outdraws [present, singular, third-person], outdrawing [participle, present], outdrew [past], outdrawn [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English outdrauen, outdrawen, from Old English ūtdragan, from Proto-Germanic *ūtdraganą, equivalent to out- + draw. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutdreege, West Frisian útdrage (“to carry out”), Dutch uitdragen (“to carry out”), German austragen (“to deal with; deliver”), Icelandic útdraga (“to extract; draw out”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|outdrauen}} Middle English outdrauen, {{m|enm|outdrawen}} outdrawen, {{inh|en|ang|ūtdragan}} Old English ūtdragan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*ūtdraganą}} Proto-Germanic *ūtdraganą, {{prefix|en|out|draw}} out- + draw, {{cog|stq|uutdreege}} Saterland Frisian uutdreege, {{cog|fy|útdrage|t=to carry out}} West Frisian útdrage (“to carry out”), {{cog|nl|uitdragen|t=to carry out}} Dutch uitdragen (“to carry out”), {{cog|de|austragen|t=to deal with; deliver}} German austragen (“to deal with; deliver”), {{cog|is|útdraga|t=to extract; draw out}} Icelandic útdraga (“to extract; draw out”) Head templates: {{en-verb|outdraws|outdrawing|outdrew|outdrawn}} outdraw (third-person singular simple present outdraws, present participle outdrawing, simple past outdrew, past participle outdrawn)
  1. To extract or draw out.
    Sense id: en-outdraw-en-verb-gRrfCSvo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 34 34 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 21 26 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 50 17 14 19
  2. (Wild West) To remove a gun from its holster, and fire it, faster than another.
    Sense id: en-outdraw-en-verb-lZ8oHuBb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 34 34 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 21 26 27
  3. To attract a larger crowd than.
    Sense id: en-outdraw-en-verb-YtwQ7DXp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 34 34 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 21 26 27
  4. To draw better than; to surpass in creating drawn artworks.
    Sense id: en-outdraw-en-verb-nFA-SbmQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 34 34 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 21 26 27

Inflected forms

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