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outman

outman verb: to have more people than (one's competitor); to outnumber in men.

Verb

outman (third-person singular simple present outmans, present participle outmanning, simple past and past participle outmanned)

  1. (stative, transitive) To have more people than (one's competitor); to outnumber in men.
    • The United States dominated, and then in extra time outworked the outmanned Mexicans, with Jozy Altidore and Donovan setting up Bradley’s second goal.2009 February 12, George Vecsey, “Brisk Wind Infuses the U.S. With Zip and Zing”, in New York Times
  2. (transitive) To outdo in manliness.

Proper noun capitalized: Outman

Outman (plural Outmans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of outman

Verb
third-person singular presentoutmans
present participleoutmanning
past participleoutmanned
pastoutmanned
Proper noun
pluralOutmans

Origin of outman

From out- + man.

Americanized form of either Dutch Uitman or North German Utmann.

Questions about outman

What does outman mean?
Outman means to have more people than (one's competitor); to outnumber in men.
What part of speech is outman?
Outman can be a verb or a proper noun.
What is the past tense of outman?
The past tense of outman is outmanned.

Words near outman in the dictionary

  1. outmacho
  2. outmagic
  3. outmagicked
  4. outmagicking
  5. outmagics
  6. outman
  7. outmanage
  8. outmanaged
  9. outmanages
  10. outmanaging
  11. outmaneuver

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