Meanings
present singular third person outjumps · participle present outjumping · participle past outjumped · past outjumped
- transitiveTo jump better than; particularly higher than, or further than.
'Well,' Smiley says, easy and careless, 'he's good enough for one thing, I should judge — he can outjump any frog in Calaveras Country.'
1865, Mark Twain, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County1 more example
It was a goal that showcased all of the 20-year-old’s qualities as he outjumped Nahuel Ferraresi to win the header and shot at Faríñez with his right foot before slotting home the rebound with his left.
2017 June 11, Ben Fisher, “England seal Under-20 World Cup glory as Dominic Calvert-Lewin strikes”, in the GuardianSynonyms: outhop
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo jump better than; particularly higher than, or further than.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úd
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūt-
- Old Englishūt-
- Middle Englishut-
- Englishout-
- Englishjump
- Englishoutjump
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Cite this entry
outjump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outjump
“outjump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outjump. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outjump,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outjump.
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