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OUTPOINT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Score more points than one's opponents

Synonyms:

outpoint; outscore

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

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

Sense 2

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

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