Meanings
verboutshoot (third-person singular simple present outshoots, present participle outshooting, simple past and past participle outshot)
present singular third person outshoots · participle present outshooting · participle past outshot · past outshot · alternative out-shoot
- UShobbiesTo score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer
Boston outshot New York by 16-10, including by 8-3 in the first half, but Gao Hong, the Power's goaltender, covered her zone impressively.
2001 June 4, Andrew R. Tripaldi, “SOCCER; Despite Being Outshot, the Power Upends the Breakers”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úd
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūt-
- Old Englishūt-
- Middle Englishut-
- Englishout-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewd-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kéwdeti?
- Proto-Germanic*skuttōnąbf.?
- Proto-Germanic*skeutaną
- Proto-West Germanic*skeutan
- Old Englishsċēotan
- Middle Englishschoten
- Englishshoot
- Englishoutshoot
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Cite this entry
APA
outshoot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outshoot
MLA
“outshoot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outshoot. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outshoot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outshoot.
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