outshoot

English

Alternative forms

• out-shoot

Etymology

From out- +‎ shoot.

Verb

outshoot (third-person singular simple present outshoots, present participle outshooting, simple past and past participle outshot)

1. (sports, US) To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer
   • 2001 June 4, Andrew R. Tripaldi, “SOCCER; Despite Being Outshot, the Power Upends the Breakers”, in The New York Times‎:

     Boston outshot New York by 16-10, including by 8-3 in the first half, but Gao Hong, the Power's goaltender, covered her zone impressively.

2. (transitive) To fire a gun more accurately than.

   "I can outdrink, outsmoke and outshoot any man in this bar!" exclaimed the cowboy.

Anagrams

• shoot out, shoot-out, shootout