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outshoot.

To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer

    US
  2. To fire a gun more accurately than.

    transitive
    "I can outdrink, outsmoke and outshoot any man in this bar!" exclaimed the cowboy.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *(s)kéwdeti? Proto-Germanic *skuttōnąbf.? Proto-Germanic *skeutaną Proto-West Germanic *skeutan Old English sċēotan Middle English schoten English shoot English outshoot From out- + shoot.

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