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Outshoot

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To shoot better than (another): a pistol that easily outshoots others in its class; a basketball player who outshot all others on the team.

n. A protuberance, projection, or outgrowth: outshoots of brush on the high mountain slopes.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To surpass or excel in shooting.

To shoot beyond; overshoot.

Word Usage

"While a 911 crushes almost any car in almost every category, this rifle doesn't outshine the new M70s (or a Sako A7, or some Savages [some will outshoot the A7, both can shoot with or better than this thing]) to the same degree, so I can sympathize with the comparisons and complaints, they are very valid."

Verb Form

outshooting outshoots outshot