outgain

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verb

To outperform on a quantitative measurement.

OriginEnglish gain ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

verboutgain (third-person singular simple present outgains, present participle outgaining, simple past and past participle outgained)

present singular third person outgains · participle present outgaining · participle past outgained · past outgained

  1. transitiveTo outperform on a quantitative measurement.

    Pittsburgh stretched it to 10-0 on a Gary Russell one-yard TD lunge in the first minute of the second quarter, at that point outgaining Arizona 147-13 yards.

    2009 February 2, Dave Perkins, “Super Steelers fight back”, in Toronto Star

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishgain
  8. Englishoutgain

From out- + gain.

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APA

outgain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outgain

MLA

“outgain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outgain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outgain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outgain.

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