Definition of Outfight

1. Verb. To fight better than; get the better of. "The fighter managed to outfight his opponent"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"

Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Trounce, Vanquish

Definition of Outfight

1. Verb. To fight or battle better than. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outfight

1. to defeat [v -FOUGHT, -FIGHTING, -FIGHTS] - See also: defeat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outfight

outfeating
outfeats
outfeel
outfeeling
outfeels
outfell
outfelt
outfence
outfenced
outfences
outfencing
outfield
outfielder
outfielders
outfields
outfight (current term)
outfighting
outfights
outfigure
outfigured
outfigures
outfiguring
outfind
outfinding
outfinds
outfinesse
outfinessed
outfinesses
outfinessing

Literary usage of Outfight

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1921)
"I kin outguess, outrun, outfight, and outplay de whole lot o' dem all ovah de board any time o' de day or night! Yo' watch me! ..."

2. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1921)
"I kin outguess, outrun, outfight, an' outplay de whole lot o' dem all ovah de board any time o' de day er night! Yo' watch me! [From the distant hills comes ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The suffrage is only a substitute for a battle, assuming that the larger body could outfight the smaller; and admission to it lies in the discretion of the ..."

4. The Literary Digest History of the World War: Compiled from Original and (1919)
"Germany had to rely solely on the brute strength of her men and on their ability, man for man, to outfight British, French, and Americans. ..."

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