Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To shoot better than (another).
- noun A protuberance, projection, or outgrowth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To surpass or excel in shooting.
- To shoot beyond; overshoot.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb sports, US To score more
goals than the other side in a goal sport such ashockey orsoccer
Etymologies
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Examples
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I'll take some of that wager that she can outshoot most "experienced" deer hunters.
No B.S. 2009
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I'll take some of that wager that she can outshoot most "experienced" deer hunters.
No B.S. 2009
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You have to go custom or very high end to outshoot their rifles, and they still outshoot some of them.
im planning on buying a .270 for my step dad for deer hunting next year. 2009
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I have friends that shoot the .338 Lapua for this but I can't stand its recoil and as a result of the recoil, I consistenly outshoot them at long range even though their cartriges are ballistically a LITTLE BIT more ideal.
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You have to go custom or very high end to outshoot their rifles, and they still outshoot some of them.
im planning on buying a .270 for my step dad for deer hunting next year. 2009
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The fool thought he could outshoot a Chicaza lord.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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While a 911 crushes almost any car in almost every category, this rifle doesn't outshine the new M70s (or a Sako A7, or some Savages [some will outshoot the A7, both can shoot with or better than this thing]) to the same degree, so I can sympathize with the comparisons and complaints, they are very valid.
Rifles of Interest: Montana High Country Series Ridgeline 2009
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While a 911 crushes almost any car in almost every category, this rifle doesn't outshine the new M70s (or a Sako A7, or some Savages [some will outshoot the A7, both can shoot with or better than this thing]) to the same degree, so I can sympathize with the comparisons and complaints, they are very valid.
Rifles of Interest: Montana High Country Series Ridgeline 2009
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Well, that, coupled with the fact no one could outshoot you, made you one scary mo-fo.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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I have friends that shoot the .338 Lapua for this but I can't stand its recoil and as a result of the recoil, I consistenly outshoot them at long range even though their cartriges are ballistically a LITTLE BIT more ideal.
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