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outgunned

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out⋅gun

  [out-guhn]
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–verb (used with object), -gunned, -gun⋅ning.
1. to exceed in firepower.
2. to outdo or overwhelm, as by superior forces: Local manufacturers have been outgunned by the overseas competition.
Origin:
1685–95; out- + gun 1
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out·gun   (out'gŭn')   
tr.v.   out·gunned, out·gun·ning, out·guns

  1. To surpass in military force.

  2. To overwhelm or defeat.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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