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to outdraw

to outdraw

1 6.7
To get more people or money than someone else
  • verb
  • /ˌaʊtˈdrɔː/
translation icon : atraer más
  • Try and outdraw me.

Examples

  • But then New Comiskey replaced Old in 1991, enabling the Sox to outdraw the Cubs for two straight seasons.

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  • If the New York Wheel lives up to expectations and really does accommodate 4.5 million riders per year, or about 12,000 people per day, it would outdraw any of its rivals.

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  • Rock and Austin can outdraw him easily.

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  • Given time, they'll outdraw the T. rex.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Air-conditioning schools are outdrawing us!

  • They hire the people they need to flush me out, outdraw me, try and convict me.

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  • Bolton and Wolves don't have the best players in the world, yet they outdraw MLS.

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  • The Cubs and Cardinals on your divisional docket would both outdraw every single current divisional opponent and could potentially significantly alter the financial outlook of an organization far beyond just 9 more wins.

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  • In the local art contest, her painting outdraw all the other entries, captivating the judges with its beauty.

  • During the summer festival, the fireworks display outdraw the concert, attracting a larger crowd than expected.

Synonyms

to beat out
vsto outdraw
49 3.8

Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize

emphasizes attracting or producing a larger amount not just narrow win
to outdo
vsto outdraw
22 3.8

Be better than someone at something

focuses on attracting or producing more measurable results
to upstage
vsto outdraw
22 6.5

Make people pay more attention to you than to someone else

is about pulling in greater measurable outcomes rather than stealing attention
to outshine
vsto outdraw
15 4.8

Do better and get more attention than others

focuses on measurable gain or attraction rather than visual impressiveness
to outplay
vsto outdraw
14 4.2

Do better than and beat an opponent in a game

highlights gaining more draws or output rather than match victory
to overmatch
vsto outdraw
10 7.1

To be much weaker than an opponent in a fight or competition

aims at pulling in or attracting more rather than sheer strength
to outmatch
vsto outdraw
8 6.4

Do better than someone in skill or performance

focuses on drawing or producing greater quantity rather than skill
to outclass
vsto outdraw
8 4.6

To be much better than someone or something

is about winning more attraction or output rather than clear superiority
to outstrip
vsto outdraw
7 6.8

To become faster, better, or larger than another

emphasizes pulling out or attracting more rather than mere lead
to outflank
vsto outdraw
4 7.0

To gain an advantage over someone by using clever or unexpected actions

focuses on producing or attracting more rather than tactical maneuvering
to outcompete
vsto outdraw
2 6.1

To do better than someone or something and win

centres on attracting or producing bigger measurable advantage
to outgain
vsto outdraw
2 6.7

To gain more than someone else, especially in a competition

specifically stresses pulling out or attracting larger amounts in contests
to get one up on
vsto outdraw
  • Informal
1 6.1

To have an advantage over someone in competition

specifically highlights producing or attracting more rather than general advantage
to outproduce
vsto outdraw
1 6.1

To make more of something than another person or group

is broader, including attracting more rather than only production amounts
to outrival
vsto outdraw
7.9

Be better than someone or something in a competition

is about pulling out or attracting more instead of rivalry focus
to outhit
vsto outdraw
  • Texting
5.6

To get more plays online than another person or thing

is about attracting or producing a greater amount beyond digital counts
to outdazzle
vsto outdraw
7.5

To impress people more than others

focuses more on drawing measurable advantage than on mere shine
to outstand
vsto outdraw
7.6

To be better than others in skill or quality

narrows this to attracting or producing greater measurable results
to outvie
vsto outdraw
  • Archaic
9.9

To try to be better than someone in a contest or task

is about pulling out or attracting more rather than striving alone
to score off
vsto outdraw
  • UK
7.4

To get an advantage over someone by doing better than them

instead highlights drawing or producing more rather than only advantage
to overbeat
vsto outdraw
4.9

Defeat an opponent easily in a game or contest

instead highlights drawing or producing more rather than wide-margin defeat
to outgo
vsto outdraw
8.1

To be better than another person or thing

is specifically about pulling out or attracting more in contests

How Much

to dominate
275 3.7
to outdraw
1 6.7
to garner
  • Formal
88 6.0
to pull in
7 3.5
to draw
944 2.1

Surface Forms

outdraw infinitive
outdrawing present participle
outdraws third person singular
outdrew past
outdrawn past participle

Morphology

outdraw = draw (transparent) = out + draw

The prefix 'out-' meaning 'to attract or produce more' applied to 'draw' gives the sense 'to pull/attract/produce more than someone else' in a straightforward way.

Etymology

The word outdraw also combines out- meaning 'more than' with draw meaning 'to attract', as in 'draw a crowd', so to outdraw someone is to pull in more people, votes, or sales than a rival.