"outshoot" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outshoots [present, singular, third-person], outshooting [participle, present], outshot [participle, past], outshot [past]
Etymology: From out- + shoot. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|shoot}} out- + shoot Head templates: {{en-verb|||outshot}} outshoot (third-person singular simple present outshoots, present participle outshooting, simple past and past participle outshot)
  1. (sports, US) To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer Tags: US Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-outshoot-en-verb-Dft-Jnyh Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (transitive) To fire a gun more accurately than. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outshoot-en-verb-AGc0BOMN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: out-shoot

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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