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outpunch

outpunch verb: to punch harder or better than.

Verb

outpunch (third-person singular simple present outpunches, present participle outpunching, simple past and past participle outpunched)

  1. (transitive) To punch harder or better than.
    • But Payton, with so many available choices on the N.F.L.’s No. 1 offense, seemed to be trying to outthink the Eagles instead of outpunch them.2007 January 15, Jer㉠Longman, “For McAllister, Long Wait to Taste a Playoff Win”, in New York Times

Forms of outpunch

third-person singular presentoutpunches
present participleoutpunching
past participleoutpunched
pastoutpunched

Origin of outpunch

From out- + punch.

Questions about outpunch

What does outpunch mean?
Outpunch means to punch harder or better than.
What part of speech is outpunch?
Outpunch is a verb.
What is the past tense of outpunch?
The past tense of outpunch is outpunched.

Words near outpunch in the dictionary

  1. outpuffs
  2. outpull
  3. outpulled
  4. outpulling
  5. outpulls
  6. outpunch
  7. outpunched
  8. outpunches
  9. outpunching
  10. outpunish
  11. outpunished

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