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outmetal

UK/aʊtˈmɛtəl/

outmetal verb: to surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower.

Verb

outmetal (third-person singular simple present outmetals, present participle (US) outmetaling or (UK) outmetalling, simple past and past participle (US) outmetaled or (UK) outmetalled)

  1. (transitive) To surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower.
    • The enemy, outnumbered, outmetalled, outfed, outmanoeuvred, outfought, was being driven backward by foes invisible as well as visible.1933, Edward John Thompson, Damascus Lies North, page 272
    • The French VIII Corps […] was overwhelmed; its artillery was outmetalled by the heavier German guns, under the fire of which the German infantry drove the French from one position after another.1998, John Keegan, The First World War, Vintage, published 2000, page 91

Forms of outmetal

third-person singular presentoutmetals
present participle USoutmetaling
present participle UKoutmetalling
past participle USoutmetaled
past USoutmetaled
past participle UKoutmetalled
past UKoutmetalled

Origin of outmetal

From out- + metal.

Questions about outmetal

What does outmetal mean?
Outmetal means to surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower.
What part of speech is outmetal?
Outmetal is a verb.
How do you pronounce outmetal?
Outmetal is pronounced /aʊtˈmɛtəl/ (UK).
What is the past tense of outmetal?
The past tense of outmetal is outmetaled.

Words near outmetal in the dictionary

  1. outmating
  2. outmeasure
  3. outmeasured
  4. outmeasures
  5. outmeasuring
  6. outmetal
  7. outmetalled
  8. outmetalling
  9. outmetals
  10. outmigrant
  11. outmigrants

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