outmetal

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UK/aʊtˈmɛtəl/

verb

To surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower.

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Meanings

verboutmetal (third-person singular simple present outmetals, present participle (US) outmetaling or (UK) outmetalling, simple past and past participle (US) outmetaled or (UK) outmetalled)

present singular third person outmetals · US participle present outmetaling · UK participle present outmetalling · US participle past outmetaled · US past outmetaled · UK participle past outmetalled · UK past outmetalled

  1. transitiveTo surpass (an enemy etc.) in terms of firepower.

    The enemy, outnumbered, outmetalled, outfed, outmanoeuvred, outfought, was being driven backward by foes invisible as well as visible.

    1933, Edward John Thompson, Damascus Lies North, page 272
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    The French VIII Corps […] was overwhelmed; its artillery was outmetalled by the heavier German guns, under the fire of which the German infantry drove the French from one position after another.

    1998, John Keegan, The First World War, Vintage, published 2000, page 91

Origin

From out- + metal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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