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OUTSCORE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does outscore mean?
• OUTSCORE (verb)
The verb OUTSCORE has 1 sense:
1. score more points than one's opponents
Familiarity information: OUTSCORE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Score more points than one's opponents
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
outpoint; outscore
Hypernyms (to "outscore" 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 outscore his opponent
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