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outmetalling

outmetalling is the present participle and gerund of outmetal.

Meaning of outmetal

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

Questions about outmetalling

What is outmetalling the present participle and gerund of?
Outmetalling is the present participle and gerund of outmetal.

Words near outmetalling in the dictionary

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

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