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v. (competition) | 1. exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | be or do something to a greater degree.; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ outsmart, outwit, circumvent, outfox, overreach, beat | beat through cleverness and wit.; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" |
| ~ outgrow | grow faster than. |
| ~ outcry, outshout | shout louder than. |
| ~ outroar | roar louder than. |
| ~ outsail | sail faster or better than.; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" |
| ~ outdraw | draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight. |
| ~ outsell | sell more than others.; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" |
| ~ outsell | be sold more often than other, similar products.; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" |
| ~ outpace | surpass in speed.; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" |
| ~ better, break | surpass in excellence.; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" |
| ~ outshine | attract more attention and praise than others.; "This film outshone all the others in quality" |
| ~ outrange | have a greater range than (another gun). |
| ~ outweigh | be heavier than. |
| ~ outbrave | be braver than. |
| ~ out-herod | surpass someone in cruelty or evil. |
| ~ outfox | outdo someone in trickery. |
| ~ shame | surpass or beat by a wide margin. |
| ~ outmarch | march longer distances and for a longer time than.; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" |
| ~ outwear | last longer than others.; "This material outwears all others" |
v. (competition) | 2. best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump | get the better of.; "the goal was to best the competition" |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart | defeat by more skillful maneuvering.; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations" |
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