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outshoots

outshoots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outshoot.

Meaning of outshoot

Verb

outshoot (third-person singular simple present outshoots, present participle outshooting, simple past and past participle outshot)

  1. (US) To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer
    • Boston outshot New York by 16-10, including by 8-3 in the first half, but Gao Hong, the Power's goaltender, covered her zone impressively.2001 June 4, Andrew R. Tripaldi, “SOCCER; Despite Being Outshot, the Power Upends the Breakers”, in The New York Times
  2. (transitive) To fire a gun more accurately than.
    • "I can outdrink, outsmoke and outshoot any man in this bar!" exclaimed the cowboy.

Questions about outshoots

What is outshoots the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Outshoots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of outshoot.

Words near outshoots in the dictionary

  1. outshinings
  2. outshone
  3. outshook
  4. outshoot
  5. outshooting
  6. outshoots
  7. outshop
  8. outshopped
  9. outshopping
  10. outshops
  11. outshore

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