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    OUTMATCH

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     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they outmatch  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it outmatches  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: outmatched  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: outmatched  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: outmatching  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Be or do something to a greater degreeplay

    Example:

    This car outperforms all others in its class

    Synonyms:

    exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass

    Classified under:

    Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

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

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

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "outmatch"):

    outwear (last longer than others)

    outmarch (march longer distances and for a longer time than)

    shame (surpass or beat by a wide margin)

    outfox (outdo someone in trickery)

    out-herod (surpass someone in cruelty or evil)

    outbrave (be braver than)

    outweigh (be heavier than)

    outrange (have a greater range than (another gun))

    outshine (attract more attention and praise than others)

    better; break (surpass in excellence)

    outpace (surpass in speed)

    outsell (be sold more often than other, similar products)

    outsell (sell more than others)

    outdraw (draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight)

    outsail (sail faster or better than)

    outroar (roar louder than)

    outcry; outshout (shout louder than)

    outgrow (grow faster than)

    beat; circumvent; outfox; outsmart; outwit; overreach (beat through cleverness and wit)

    Sentence frames:

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

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