outclass
/aʊtˈklæs/
outclass verb: to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class.
Verb
outclass (third-person singular simple present outclasses, present participle outclassing, simple past and past participle outclassed)
- to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class
- In the IQ test, he outclassed all the other applicants.
- The 7th and 8th classes are identical with the Cape engines placed in service at the turn of the century, and are now outclassed for main line work but are used for shunting at the large depots and on one or two of the branch lines.1940 December, O. S. M. Raw, “The Rhodesia Railways—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 639
outclass meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
outclass in Tamil
- மேம்பாடு கொள், விஞ்சு
outclass in Urdu
- ہرانا, مات دینا
outclass in Bengali
- কাউকে, কিছুকে ছাড়িয়ে যাওয়া
outclass in Malayalam
- കൂടുതൽ ഉയർന്ന വർഗ്ഗത്തിലെ അംഗമാകുക, എളുപ്പത്തിൽ തോല്പിക്കുക
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- outclass in Kannada
- ಮೇಲ್ತರಗತಿಗೇರು, ಇತರರಿಗಿಂತ ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿರು, ಮೀರಿಸು, ಸೋಲಿಸು
Forms of outclass
| third-person singular present | outclasses |
|---|---|
| present participle | outclassing |
| past participle | outclassed |
| past | outclassed |
Origin of outclass
From out- + class.
Words that rhyme with outclass
39 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- bagasse
- Corinthian brass
- cuirass
- en masse
- frass
- Lefkas
- madras
- morass
- Pendergrass
- volte-face
- wass
- world-class
- adder's grass
- alas
- asse
- bamboo grass
- chasse
- das
- dass
- dogtooth grass
- flyaway grass
- hey pass
- Inner Brass
- khalass
- khalassed
- lac
- lift pass
- low mass
- Neptune grass
- Outer Brass
- Ratass
- rockmass
- saas
- shass
- tass
- tasse
- thass
- wassed
- wrasse
Questions about outclass
- What does outclass mean?
- Outclass means to surpass something or somebody else, so as to appear to be in a higher class.
- What is outclass in Tamil?
- Outclass in Tamil is மேம்பாடு கொள், விஞ்சு. See Outclass meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is outclass?
- Outclass is a verb.
- How do you pronounce outclass?
- Outclass is pronounced /aʊtˈklæs/.
- What is the past tense of outclass?
- The past tense of outclass is outclassed.
Words near outclass in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: outclass (page history and authors); outclass (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outclass (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outclass (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outclass (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); outclass (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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