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outthrowing

outthrowing is the present participle and gerund of outthrow.

Meaning of outthrow

Verb

outthrow (third-person singular simple present outthrows, present participle outthrowing, simple past outthrew, past participle outthrown)

  1. (transitive) To throw out.
  2. (transitive) To surpass in throwing.
    • But now, ten years later, after his recent shipwreck, he cannot compete as a runner, though he can outthrow the slighter Phaeacians with the heaviest discus.2002, Eva Brann, Homeric Moments, page 48

Questions about outthrowing

What is outthrowing the present participle and gerund of?
Outthrowing is the present participle and gerund of outthrow.

Words near outthrowing in the dictionary

  1. outthrobbed
  2. outthrobbing
  3. outthrobs
  4. outthrough
  5. outthrow
  6. outthrowing
  7. outthrown
  8. outthrows
  9. outthrust
  10. outthrusted
  11. outthrusting

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