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English
Etymology
From out- + shoot.
Verb
outshoot (third-person singular simple present outshoots, present participle outshooting, simple past and past participle outshot)
- (sports, US) To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer
2001 June 4, Andrew R. Tripaldi, “SOCCER; Despite Being Outshot, the Power Upends the Breakers”, in The New York Times:Boston outshot New York by 16-10, including by 8-3 in the first half, but Gao Hong, the Power's goaltender, covered her zone impressively.
- (transitive) To fire a gun more accurately than.
"I can outdrink, outsmoke and outshoot any man in this bar!" exclaimed the cowboy.
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