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outpointing

outpointing is the present participle and gerund of outpoint.

Meaning of outpoint

Verb

outpoint (third-person singular simple present outpoints, present participle outpointing, simple past and past participle outpointed)

  1. To score more points than (especially, in boxing, to achieve victory by scoring more points that one's opponent).
    • It was clear that the Queen, if she indeed proved to be the target, would be outpointed for grooming and hauteur.2006, Clive James, North Face of Soho, Picador, published 2007, page 225
  2. To sail closer to the wind than (another ship).

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Questions about outpointing

What is outpointing the present participle and gerund of?
Outpointing is the present participle and gerund of outpoint.

Words near outpointing in the dictionary

  1. outplotting
  2. outpocketing
  3. outpocketings
  4. outpoint
  5. outpointed
  6. outpointing
  7. outpoints
  8. outpoise
  9. outpoised
  10. outpoises
  11. outpoising

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