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outshot

outshot is the simple past and past participle 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.

Noun

outshot (plural outshots)

  1. (Scotland) An extension to a building.

Forms of outshot

pluraloutshots

Questions about outshot

What does outshot mean?
Outshot means an extension to a building.
What is outshot the simple past and past participle of?
Outshot is the simple past and past participle of outshoot.
What part of speech is outshot?
Outshot is a noun.
What is the plural of outshot?
The plural of outshot is outshots.

Words near outshot in the dictionary

  1. outshop
  2. outshopped
  3. outshopping
  4. outshops
  5. outshore
  6. outshot
  7. outshots
  8. outshout
  9. outshouted
  10. outshouting
  11. outshouts

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