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Outbreast Out·breast" transitive verb To surpass in singing. See Breast , noun , 6. [ Obsolete]

Outbreathe Out·breathe" transitive verb 1. To breathe forth. " Outbreathed life." Spenser.

2. To cause to be out of breath; to exhaust. Shak.

Outbreathe Out·breathe" intransitive verb To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale. Beau. & Fl.

Outbribe Out·bribe" transitive verb To surpass in bribing.

Outbring Out·bring" transitive verb To bring or bear out.

Outbud Out·bud" intransitive verb To sprout. [ Poetic] Spenser.

Outbuild Out·build" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Outbuilt or Outbuilded ; present participle & verbal noun Outbuilding .] To exceed in building, or in durability of building.

Outbuilding Out"build`ing noun A building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an outhouse.

Outburn Out·burn" transitive verb & i. 1. To exceed in burning.

2. To burn entirely; to be consumed. Shak.

Outburst Out"burst` noun A bursting forth.

Outcant Out·cant" transitive verb To surpass in canting. Pope.

Outcast Out"cast` adjective [ Confer Swedish utkasta to cast out.] Cast out; degraded. " Outcast , rejected." Longfellow.

Outcast Out"cast` noun 1. One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond.

The Lord . . . gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

Ps. cxlvii. 2.

2. A quarrel; a contention. [ Scot.] Jamieson.

Outcasting Out"cast`ing noun That which is cast out. [ Obsolete]

Outcept Out·cept" preposition Except. [ Obsolete] B. Jonson.

Outcheat Out·cheat" transitive verb To exceed in cheating.

Outclimb Out·climb" transitive verb To climb bevond; to surpass in climbing. Davenant.

Outcome Out"come noun That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot. "The logical outcome ." H. Spenser.

All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct outcome , the condensed essence, of actual life and thougth.

J. C. Shairp.

Outcompass Out·com"pass transitive verb To exceed the compass or limits of. Bacon.

Outcourt Out"court` noun An outer or exterior court.

The skirts and outcourts of heaven.

South.

Outcrafty Out·craft"y transitive verb To exceed in cunning. [ R.] Shak.

Outcrier Out"cri`er noun One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.

Outcrop Out"crop` noun (Geol.) (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. Lyell. (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.

Outcrop Out·crop" intransitive verb (Geol.) To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.

Outcry Out"cry` noun 1. A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.

2. Sale at public auction. Massinger. Thackeray.

Outdare Out·dare" transitive verb To surpass in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave. Shak. R. Browning.

Outdated Out·dat"ed adjective Being out of date; antiquated. [ Obsolete] Hammond.

Outdazzle Out·daz"zle transitive verb To surpass in dazzing.

Outdo Out·do" transitive verb [ imperfect Outdid ; past participle Outdone ; present participle & verbal noun Outdoing .] To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.

An imposture outdoes the original.

L' Estrange.

I grieve to be outdone by Gay.

Swift.

Outdoor Out"door` adjective [ For out of door .] Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients.

Outdoors Out"doors` adverb Abread; out of the house; out of doors.

Outdraw Out·draw" transitive verb To draw out; to extract. [ R.] "He must the teeth outdraw ." Gower.

Outdream Out·dream" transitive verb To pass, or escape, while dreaming. "To oultdream dangers." Beau. & Fl.

Outdrink Out·drink" transitive verb To exceed in drinking.

Outdure Out·dure" transitive verb To outlast. [ Obsolete]

Outdwell Out·dwell" transitive verb To dwell or stay beyond. [ Poetic] "He outdwells his hour." Shak.

Outdweller Out"dwell`er noun One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere. [ Eng.]

Outer Out"er (out"ẽr) adjective [ Compar. of Out .] [ Anglo-Saxon ūtor , compar. of ūt , adverb , out. See Out , Utter , adjective ] Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to inner ; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the outer stump in cricket; the outer world.

Outer bar , in England, the body of junior (or utter) barristers; -- so called because in court they occupy a place beyond the space reserved for Queen's counsel.

Outer Out"er noun (a) The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's- eye. (b) A shot which strikes the outer of a target.

Outer Out"er noun [ From Out , v. ] One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession. [ R.]

Outerly Out"er·ly adverb 1. Utterly; entirely. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

2. Toward the outside. [ R.] Grew.

Outermost Out"er·most` adjective [ See Uttermost , Utmost , and confer Outmost .] Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the outermost row. Boyle.

Outface Out·face" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Outfaced ; p pr. & verbal noun Outfacing .] To face or look (one) out of countenance; to resist or bear down by bold looks or effrontery; to brave. Shak.

Having outfaced all the world.

South.

Outfall Out"fall` noun 1. The mouth of a river; the lower end of a water course; the open end of a drain, culvert, etc., where the discharge occurs.

2. A quarrel; a falling out. [ Prov. Eng.]

Outfangthef Out·fang"thef noun [ Anglo-Saxon ...t- fangen-...eóf . See Out , Fang , transitive verb , and Thief .] (Anglo-Saxon & O. Eng. Law) (a) A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord's fee or liberty. (b) The privilege of trying such a thief. Burrill.

Outfawn Out·fawn" transitive verb To exceed in fawning.

Outfeast Out·feast" transitive verb To exceed in feasting.

Outfeat Out·feat" transitive verb To surpass in feats.

Outfield Out"field` noun 1. Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See Infield , 1. [ Scot.]

2. A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively.

The great outfield of thought or fact.

Trench.

3. (Baseball) The part of the field beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders.

4. (Cricket) The part of the field farthest from the batsman.

Outfit Out"fit noun A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad.

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