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out⋅point

  [out-point]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to excel in number of points, as in a competition or contest.
2. Nautical. to sail closer to the wind than (another ship).
Origin:
1585–95; out- + point
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out·point   (out-point')   
tr.v.   out·point·ed, out·point·ing, out·points

  1. Nautical To sail closer to the wind than (another vessel).

  2. Sports To surpass (an opponent, especially a boxer) in the number of points won.

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