outblow
outblow verb: to blow out (all senses).
Verb (1)
outblow (third-person singular simple present outblows, present participle outblowing, simple past outblew, past participle outblown)
- To blow out (all senses)
- Suddenly a gust
The lamp outblew.1868, Sabine Baring Gould, The silver store, page 28
- Suddenly a gust
Verb (2)
outblow (third-person singular simple present outblows, present participle outblowing, simple past outblew, past participle outblown)
- To exceed in blowing; blow more or better than (all senses)
- “I never let a man outblow me,” he says, “if he'll tell his story first, I'll beat it.”1899, The Blue and Gold - Volume 26, page 241
- Both black bands bopped and jived and outblew our own more traditional unit, which, instead of playing swinging music, specialized in precision drills and marching down the field six regimented steps from one yard line to the next, as described in my poem entitled "Cadences."2009, Dave Oliphant, Harbingers of Books to Come: A Texan's Literary Life, page 130
Forms of outblow
| third-person singular present | outblows |
|---|---|
| present participle | outblowing |
| past | outblew |
| past participle | outblown |
Origin of outblow
From Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen, equivalent to out- + blow.
From out- + blow.
Questions about outblow
- What does outblow mean?
- Outblow means to blow out (all senses).
- What part of speech is outblow?
- Outblow is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outblow?
- The past tense of outblow is outblew.
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