outrush

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verb

To rush outward; to issue forcibly.

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

verboutrush (third-person singular simple present outrushes, present participle outrushing, simple past and past participle outrushed)

present singular third person outrushes · participle present outrushing · participle past outrushed · past outrushed

  1. intransitiveTo rush outward; to issue forcibly.
  2. transitiveAmerican footballTo rush more than the other team.

    […] the Colts outrushed the Patriots, 93-8, in the second half.

    2007 November 2, Judy Battista, “Blame the Colts for the New-Look Patriots”, in New York Times
nounoutrush (plural outrushes)

plural outrushes

  1. A rushing outward.

Origin

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

From out- + rush.

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Cite this entry
APA

outrush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrush

MLA

“outrush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrush. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outrush,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outrush.

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