outswing

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noun

An outward swinging motion.

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nounoutswing (plural outswings)

plural outswings

  1. An outward swinging motion.
  2. ball gamesThe swing of the ball through the air, in a direction away from the batsman.
verboutswing (third-person singular simple present outswings, present participle outswinging, simple past and past participle outswung)

present singular third person outswings · participle present outswinging · participle past outswung · past outswung

  1. To swing outward.
  2. 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)

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Origin

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

From out- + swing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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