outshoot

[ verb out-shoot; noun out-shoot ]
verb (used with object),out·shot, out·shoot·ing.

  1. to surpass in shooting, as in accuracy or in number of shots made.

  2. to shoot beyond.

  1. to shoot (something) out; send forth: a tree outshooting its roots.

verb (used without object),out·shot, out·shoot·ing.

  1. to shoot forth; project: sparks outshooting from the fire.

noun

  1. an act or instance of shooting out: an outshoot of his fist that staggered his opponent.

  2. something that shoots out: a row of outshoots from the soil.

Origin of outshoot

1
First recorded in 1520–30; out- + shoot1

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British Dictionary definitions for outshoot

outshoot
verb(ˌaʊtˈʃuːt) -shoots, -shooting or -shot

  1. (tr) to surpass or excel in shooting

  2. to go or extend beyond (something)

noun(ˈaʊtˌʃuːt)

  1. a thing that projects or shoots out

  2. the act or state of shooting out or protruding

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