OUTPOINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does outpoint mean? 

• OUTPOINT (verb)
  The verb OUTPOINT has 2 senses:

1. sail closer to the wind than

2. score more points than one's opponents

  Familiarity information: OUTPOINT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUTPOINT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they outpoint    ... he / she / it outpoints   
Past simple: outpointed   
Past participle: outpointed   
-ing form: outpointing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sail closer to the wind than

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "outpoint" is one way to...):

sail (travel on water propelled by wind)

Domain category:

navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Score more points than one's opponents

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

outpoint; outscore

Hypernyms (to "outpoint" is one way to...):

beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to outpoint his opponent