outshop
outshop verb: to send a railway vehicle out from a workshop or factory after construction or overhaul.
Verb
outshop (third-person singular simple present outshops, present participle outshopping, simple past and past participle outshopped)
- To send a railway vehicle out from a workshop or factory after construction or overhaul.
- Just over 50 years ago, in September, 1910, Eastleigh locomotive works outshopped their first newly constructed locomotive, Class S14 0-4-0 motor tank No. 101.1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 159
- To purchase goods outside of one's local area.
- Wayland, Simpson and Kemmerer's research (2000) suggested that a majority of students outshopped through the Internet and/or catalog while at school […]2014, Harlan E. Spotts, Marketing, Technology and Customer Commitment in the New Economy
- To surpass in shopping; to shop more or better than.
- Speaking of the mall, I'm here to tell you that no one on the planet can outshop Mrs. Jane Presley.2015, Norah Wilson, Heather Doherty, Dix Dodd Mysteries Box Set 1
Forms of outshop
| third-person singular present | outshops |
|---|---|
| present participle | outshopping |
| past participle | outshopped |
| past | outshopped |
Origin of outshop
From out- + shop.
Questions about outshop
- What does outshop mean?
- Outshop means to send a railway vehicle out from a workshop or factory after construction or overhaul.
- What part of speech is outshop?
- Outshop is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outshop?
- The past tense of outshop is outshopped.
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