OUTSPAN (outspanned, outspanning)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: outspanned    , outspanning   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does outspan mean? 

• OUTSPAN (verb)
  The verb OUTSPAN has 1 sense:

1. remove the yoke or harness from

  Familiarity information: OUTSPAN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUTSPAN (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they outspan    ... he / she / it outspans   
Past simple: outspanned   
Past participle: outspanned   
-ing form: outspanning   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove the yoke or harness from

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

outspan the draft animals

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

unyoke (remove the yoke from)

unharness (remove the harness from)

Domain category:

animal husbandry (breeding and caring for farm animals)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

inspan (attach a yoke or harness to)