"outshake" meaning in English

See outshake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: outshakes [present, singular, third-person], outshaking [participle, present], outshook [past], outshaken [participle, past]
Etymology: From out- + shake. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|out|shake}} out- + shake Head templates: {{en-verb|||outshook|outshaken}} outshake (third-person singular simple present outshakes, present participle outshaking, simple past outshook, past participle outshaken)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "1952, Jet, volume 2, number 16, page 65:",
          "text": "The Baby Grand Cafe is offering Rose Hardaway $1,500 to dance against La Bommie for the title of \"Shake Dance Queen of '52.\" Bets are 7-5 that Bommie can outshake her.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1988, Peggy O'More, Seacliff Nurse, page 152:",
          "text": "“She may even match them ; be fun to see which could outshake the other.”",
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        "To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than."
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        "(transitive) To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than."
      ],
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        "participle",
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        {
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        "To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than."
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        "(transitive) To surpass in shaking; to shake more or better than."
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "outshake"
}

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