Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To exceed in manpower; outnumber.
- transitive verb To get the better of; overwhelm or defeat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To excel in manhood or manliness; be more of a man than; outdo as a man.
- To outnumber as regards men; have more men than.
- noun One who lives or works outside of the bounds, as of a town.
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- verb To have more people than (one's competitor)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Once I did succeed in outmanœuvering Demetrios, so that my bow bumped into him amidships.
Demetrios Contos 1905
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Unusual as she clearly was, Malalai Kakar was also part of a long-standing tradition of Afghan women who "outman" their men in bravery.
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Unusual as she clearly was, Malalai Kakar was also part of a long-standing tradition of Afghan women who "outman" their men in bravery.
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Through their ability to hire high-powered legal teams they determine the outcome of trials, and are able to effectively outman federal officials when the government attempts to bring them to book.
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Shawn P. Moran, a 10-year U.S. Border Patrol veteran who serves as vice president of the National Border Patrol Council Local 1613, added that the drug gangs are heavily armed and well-equipped, and can easily outman and outgun U.S. authorities.
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But Callahan, a trusted Gruden assistant for four years in Oakland and a close associate since the early 1990s, couldn't outman or outhustle his buddy's dedicated charges.
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During the eighteenth century the German Catholics had been quite outman uvered by the Protestants, and in the early decades of the nineteenth century found themselves politically powerless.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Hopefully they will continue to outman outperson their opponents as the tournament continues.
dailytarheel.com - Serving the University community since 1893 lsnuggs 2010
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It's fun knowing that you can shut the other person down and outrebound the other team, just outman them, out-tough them.
Brownsville Herald : By LARRY LAGE 2010
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It's fun knowing that you can shut the other person down and outrebound the other team, just outman them, out-tough them.
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