Meanings
present singular third person outswings · participle present outswinging · participle past outswung · past outswung
- To swing outward.
- transitiveTo surpass in swinging.
I ain't no Paul Bunyan, but I can outswing anybody you can name with an axe.
1939, United States. Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Consumers' Guide (volumes 6-7, page 3)
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úd
- Proto-Germanic*ūt
- Proto-Germanic*ūt-
- Old Englishūt-
- Middle Englishut-
- Englishout-
- Englishswing
- Englishoutswing
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Cite this entry
outswing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outswing
“outswing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outswing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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