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outstrut

outstrut verb: to surpass in strutting.

Verb

outstrut (third-person singular simple present outstruts, present participle outstrutting, simple past and past participle outstrutted)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in strutting.
    • It shows the peahens that the peacock is strong. And it shows other males that this peacock can outstrut, outfly, outcourt, and generally outcompete them.2014, Bill Nye, Corey S. Powell, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation

Forms of outstrut

third-person singular presentoutstruts
present participleoutstrutting
past participleoutstrutted
pastoutstrutted

Origin of outstrut

From out- + strut.

Questions about outstrut

What does outstrut mean?
Outstrut means to surpass in strutting.
What part of speech is outstrut?
Outstrut is a verb.
What is the past tense of outstrut?
The past tense of outstrut is outstrutted.

Words near outstrut in the dictionary

  1. outstript
  2. outstrode
  3. outstroke
  4. outstrokes
  5. outstruck
  6. outstrut
  7. outstruts
  8. outstrutted
  9. outstrutting
  10. outstubborn
  11. outstubborned

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