OUTPOINT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they outpoint ... he / she / it outpoints

Past simple: outpointed

Past participle: outpointed

-ing form: outpointing

Meaning:

Score more points than one's opponents

Synonyms:

outpoint; outscore

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "outpoint" is one way to...):

beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to outpoint his opponent

Meaning:

Sail closer to the wind than

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "outpoint" is one way to...):

sail (travel on water propelled by wind)

Domain category:

navigation; pilotage; piloting (the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something