Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To exceed in manpower; outnumber.
  • transitive verb To get the better of; overwhelm or defeat.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To excel in manhood or manliness; be more of a man than; outdo as a man.
  • To outnumber as regards men; have more men than.
  • noun One who lives or works outside of the bounds, as of a town.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To have more people than (one's competitor)

Etymologies

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out- +‎ man

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