English Words Starting With O

• outsprint

  verbC2/Rare
  /ˌaʊtˈsprɪnt/To run faster than someone in a short, fast race over a relatively short distance; to beat in a sprint.
• outstand

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1/C2 (for verb); A2 (for adjective 'outstanding')
  /ˌaʊtˈstænd/ (verb); /aʊtˈstandɪŋ/ (adj.)To be prominent, conspicuous, or superior; to endure or withstand.
• outstare

  verb-transitiveC1/C2 (Low)
  /ˌaʊtˈsteə(r)/To stare back at someone until they look away or seem defeated.
• outstation

  adverbnounLow
  /ˈaʊtˌsteɪʃ(ə)n/A subsidiary office, branch, or facility located away from the main headquarters or centre, especially one in a remote or less central location.
• outstay

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌaʊtˈsteɪ/To stay somewhere longer than you are wanted or longer than is appropriate.
• outstretch

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌaʊtˈstrɛtʃ/To extend or stretch something outward.
• outstrip

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/To surpass or exceed someone or something in performance, speed, amount, or achievement.
• outstroke

  nounC2
  /ˈaʊt.strəʊk/A stroke directed outward; the outward movement or action of a mechanism, tool, or limb.
• outsung

  verbLow
  /ˌaʊtˈsʌŋ/Past participle of 'outsing': to sing better, louder, or with more skill than someone else.
• outswear

  verb-transitiveRare / Obsolete
  /ˌaʊtˈsweə(r)/To swear (use profane language) more than someone else, or to surpass in swearing; to endure or outlast by swearing.
• outswing

  nounLow
  /ˈaʊt.swɪŋ/In cricket, the movement of a bowled ball through the air away from the batter's body (for a right-handed batter, towards the off side).
• outswinger

  nounLow
  /ˈaʊtˌswɪŋə/In cricket, a delivery bowled by a fast or medium-pace bowler that curves in the air away from the batsman (for a right-handed batsman, curves from leg to off side).
• outtake

  nounC1
  /ˈaʊt.teɪk/A section of recorded material (film, audio, etc.) that is removed or not used in the final version.
• outtalk

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /ˌaʊtˈtɔːk/to talk more, longer, or more effectively than someone else; to persuade or overcome by talking.
• outtell

  verb-transitiveRare / Archaic
  /ˌaʊtˈtɛl/To surpass or exceed in telling, narrating, or predicting; to tell more, better, or more accurately than someone else.
• outthink

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌaʊtˈθɪŋk/To think more cleverly, strategically, or effectively than someone else.
• outthrow

  verb-transitiveLow (archaic/poetic/literary)
  /ˌaʊtˈθrəʊ/to throw or cast out; to surpass in throwing; to throw further or more effectively.
• outthrust

  adjectivenounverb-ambitransitiveC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈaʊtθrʌst/Something that projects or extends outward; a part that juts out.
• outtough

  verb-transitiveVery Low
  /ˌaʊtˈtʌf/To be tougher, more resilient, or more determined than someone or something else; to surpass in toughness.
• outtrade

  verb-transitiveLow
  /ˌaʊtˈtreɪd/to obtain better terms in a business deal or negotiation than someone else.

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