Meanings
verboutbest (third-person singular simple present outbests, present participle outbesting, simple past and past participle outbested)
present singular third person outbests · participle present outbesting · participle past outbested · past outbested
- transitiveTo be better at something.
Always the competitor, he usually outbested me in everything we did, but Battle-Cry was his Achilles Heel.
2010, David Mittler, Legacy of Fire1 more example
Before long, the brothers were outbesting each other, recanting their childhood antics until Drake relaxed.
2013, Pat Simmons, Her Dress
Origin
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