outstrike
outstrike verb: to strike faster or harder than.
Verb
outstrike (third-person singular simple present outstrikes, present participle outstriking, simple past outstruck, past participle outstruck or outstricken)
- To strike faster or harder than.
- […] This blows my heart:
If swift thought break it not, a swifter mean
Shall outstrike thought: but thought will do’t, I feel.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard... - Solyman. […] Few Rhodian Knights, making their several stands,
Out-strike Assemblies of our many Hands.1659, William Davenant, The Siege of Rhodes, London: Henry Herringman, Part 2, Act 5, p. 50
- […] This blows my heart:
Forms of outstrike
| third-person singular present | outstrikes |
|---|---|
| present participle | outstriking |
| past | outstruck |
| past participle | outstruck |
| past participle | outstricken |
Origin of outstrike
From out- + strike.
Questions about outstrike
- What does outstrike mean?
- Outstrike means to strike faster or harder than.
- What part of speech is outstrike?
- Outstrike is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outstrike?
- The past tense of outstrike is outstruck.
Words near outstrike in the dictionary
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